Stevens Memorial Library (North Andover)

One nation after Trump, a guide for the perplexed, the disillusioned, the desperate, and the not-yet deported, E.J. Dionne, Jr., Norman J. Ornstein, and Thomas E. Mann

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-327) and index

contains biographical information

index present

non fiction

One nation after Trump

bibliography

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E.J. Dionne, Jr., Norman J. Ornstein, and Thomas E. Mann

a guide for the perplexed, the disillusioned, the desperate, and the not-yet deported

Three of Washington's premier political scholar-journalists explain why the Trump presidency poses a threat to the nation and discusses how the citizen activism it has inspired can lead to democratic renewal

Introduction. When a crisis is an opportunity: the perils of Trumpism and the call to engagement -- Part one. Trump and Trumpism -- Trumpian misconceptions: what Trump's election meant, what it didn't, and why Trumpism doesn't own the future -- When the truth doesn't matter: the crisis of the media and the rise of "alternative facts" -- Bad behavior: the disappearing norms of American politics -- A penchant for authoritarianism: how Trump intimidates opponents, promotes kleptocracy, and challenges the rule of law -- Phone friend of the working class: Trump, "populism," and the new politics of the far right -- Race, immigration, culture, or economics?: the complicated motivations of the Trump voter -- Part two. The way forward -- With opportunity and justice for all: building a new economy -- Yearning to breathe free: discovering a new patriotism -- Our little platoons: the urgency of a new civil society -- What "draining the swamp" really looks like: bringing a new democracy to life -- "Show up, dive in, stay at it": building one nation after Trump