Trumpocracy : the corruption of the American republic

Title
Trumpocracy : the corruption of the American republic

Author
Frum, David, 1960- author.

Edition
First edition.

Publication Date
2018

Publication Information
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]
 
©2018

Physical Description
xvi, 301 pages ; 24 cm

ISBN
9780062796738

Abstract
Quietly, steadily, Trump and his administration are damaging the tenets and accepted practices of American democracy. As he and his family enrich themselves, the presidency itself falls into the hands of the generals and financiers who surround him. While much of the country has been focused on Russia, David Frum has been collecting the lies, obfuscations, and flagrant disregard for the traditional limits placed on the office of the presidency. During his own White House tenure as George W. Bush's speechwriter, Frum witnessed the ways the presidency is limited not by law but by tradition, propriety, and public outcry, all now weakened. He outlines how Trump could push America toward illiberalism, what the consequences could be for our nation and our everyday lives, and what we can do to prevent it.

Contents
Pre-existing conditions -- Enablers -- Appeasers -- Plunder -- Betrayals -- Enemies of the people -- Rigged system -- America alone -- Autoimmune disorder -- Resentments -- Believers -- Hope.

Personal Subject
Trump, Donald, 1946-

Subject Term
Authoritarianism -- United States.
 
Political culture -- United States.

Geographic Term
United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-2021.

Language
English


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Emily Carr BranchAdult non-fiction bookNonfiction973.933 FRU39066031777655Nonfiction
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