Supreme Discomfort: The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas

“[An] impeccably researched and probing biography . . . invaluable for any understanding of the court’s most controversial figure.”—The New York Times Book Review

A sweeping, compelling portrait of Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas and “an unflinching look at success and race in America” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), from two Washington Post journalists

There is no more powerful, detested, misunderstood African American in our public life than Clarence Thomas. Supreme Discomfort is ...