Rachel Maddow earned a bachelor’s degree in public policy at Stanford in 1994. At graduation, she was awarded the John Gardner Fellowship. She also received a Rhodes Scholarship and began her postgraduate study 1995 at Lincoln College, Oxford. She was awarded a doctorate in political science from the University of Oxford.

This biography is a must-read if you follow Rachel Maddow. The book showcases her consistency of focus and principle and her open-mindedness. It reveals instances where she actively sought out and valued the opinions of those who disagreed with her, a trait that is both admirable and rare.

She has said that she is an explainer, and the book demonstrated the validity of that claim. The world is a better place with Rachel Maddow here.