A Clear-Eyed Examination of Modern Power

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This is a nonfiction work that examines modern power, violence, and moral distance through the lens of contemporary conflicts and political systems.

Omar El Akkad writes with clarity and restraint, blending reported history, personal reflection, and ethical inquiry into a tightly argued narrative. The book focuses on how societies normalize suffering when it is distant, abstracted, or politically convenient, and how language is used to soften accountability.

El Akkad’s background as a journalist shapes the book’s structure, grounding its arguments in real events while maintaining a reflective, human scale. The result is a sober, urgent work that challenges readers to examine complicity, memory, and the stories nations tell themselves.

A Defining Work of Political Nonfiction

The book has been widely discussed as a sharp, unsettling contribution to contemporary political nonfiction.

Readers and commentators note its ability to connect global systems of power to individual responsibility without relying on sensationalism. El Akkad’s measured tone and precise language have been praised for making difficult subjects readable while preserving their weight.

The book resonates strongly with audiences interested in media, foreign policy, and human rights, and it has sparked conversation around how history is framed after the fact. Its title has become a shorthand for collective revisionism, reinforcing the book’s central argument about hindsight, denial, and the rewriting of moral narratives.