One Nation After Trump : A Guide for the Perplexed, the Disillusioned, the Desperate, and the Not-Yet Deported

With Donald Trump's election we find ourselves at an existential moment in our republic's history. His campaign, victory, and first months in office, egregious in previously unimaginable ways, suggest a threat to the well-being of our country and the sustainability of our democracy. In __Making Democracy Great Again__, journalists and scholars E.J. Dionne, Thomas Mann, and Norman Ornstein describe the dangers of this presidency and lay out a path for restoring America's values and reforming our political system. Dionne, Mann, and Ornstein, who have studied our government for nearly five decades, point out that Donald Trump did not simply emerge from the swamp—his rise was the culmination of a breakdown in the norms of politics, governing, and the media, rooted in a transformation of the Republican Party that began decades ago. It is part of a global challenge to liberal democracy that friends of republican self-rule must meet with commitment, intelligence,...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER

A call to action from three of Washington's premier political scholar-journalists, One Nation After Trump offers the definitive work on the threat posed by the Trump presidency and how to counter it.

American democracy was never supposed to give the nation a president like Donald Trump. We have never had a president who gave rise to such widespread alarm about his lack of commitment to the institutions of self-government, to the norms democracy requires, and to the need for basic knowledge about how government works. We have never had a president who raises profound questions about his basic competence and his psychological capacity to take on the most challenging political office in the world.

Yet if Trump is both a threat to our democracy and a product of its weaknesses, the citizen activism he has inspired is the antidote. The reaction to the crisis created by Trump’s presidency can provide the foundation for an era of democratic renewal and vindicate our long experiment in self-rule.

The award-winning authors of One Nation After Trump explain Trump’s rise and the danger his administration poses to our free institutions. They also offer encouragement to the millions of Americans now experiencing a new sense of citizenship and engagement and argue that our nation needs a unifying alternative to Trump’s dark and divisive brand of politics—an alternative rooted in a New Economy, a New Patriotism, a New Civil Society, and a New Democracy. One Nation After Trump is the essential book for our era, an unsparing assessment of the perils facing the United States and an inspiring roadmap for how we can reclaim the future.

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER A call to action from three of Washington's premier political scholar-journalists, One Nation After Trump offers the definitive work on the threat posed by the Trump presidency and how to counter it. American democracy was never supposed to give the nation a president like Donald Trump. We have never had a president who gave rise to such widespread alarm about his lack of commitment to the institutions of self-government, to the norms democracy requires, and to the need for basic knowledge about how government works. We have never had a president who raises profound questions about his basic competence and his psychological capacity to take on the most challenging political office in the world. Yet if Trump is both a threat to our democracy and a product of its weaknesses, the citizen activism he has inspired is the antidote. The reaction to the crisis created by Trump's presidency can provide the foundation for an era of democratic renewal and vindicate our long experiment in self-rule. The award-winning authors of One Nation After Trump explain Trump's rise and the danger his administration poses to our free institutions. They also offer encouragement to the millions of Americans now experiencing a new sense of citizenship and engagement and argue that our nation needs a unifying alternative to Trump's dark and divisive brand of politics—an alternative rooted in a New Economy, a New Patriotism, a New Civil Society, and a New Democracy. One Nation After Trump is the essential book for our era, an unsparing assessment of the perils facing the United States and an inspiring roadmap for how we can reclaim the future. 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. E.j. Dionne, Jr., Norman J. Ornstein, & Thomas E. Mann. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 294-327) And Index.