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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 & Thomas E. Mann

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [294]-327) and index

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One nation after Trump

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E.J. Dionne Jr., Norman J. Ornstein & 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 I. 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 ; Phony 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 II. 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