"The Mandibles"

This morning I finished reading a fine new novel by Lionel Shriver, The Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047. It's set in a frighteningly realistic near-future America after a total economic collapse caused by unsustainable federal spending and debt. Hyperinflation sets in, and US currency becomes nearly worthless. But Nevada secedes from the union and becomes a free, rogue state.

I like how she describes Las Vegas:

PokerNews article #135

Poker lessons from Hillary Clinton, Napoleon, Mike Caro, and Sun Tzu.

https://www.pokernews.com/strategy/poker-strategy-as-taught-by-the-presidential-campaign-26152.htm