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Trumpocalypse: Restoring American Democracy - David Frum

July 9, 2020 Justin Joschko
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Trumpocalypse: Restoring American Democracy is the clear successor to Trumpocracy, which admittedly I haven't read. However closely it parallels or responds to that book, it is sufficiently self contained to stand on it’s own as an indictment of Trump and a roadmap to a world when he is gone.

The book has two sections. The first itemizes the various cultural factors that led to Trump's election, and describes the consequences of this event for American institutions. The second half offers a more optimistic tone, providing solutions for healing the country culturally and politically. It focuses less on strategies for beating Trunp himself, and more on undoing the fractures left in his wake, crack that he did not cause, but has deepened and widened during his four years in office.

Frum's prose is polished and clear, buoyed by moments of dry humor, but also laser focused on its arguments. He doesn’t waste a lot of time with rhetoric, which serve's the book’s purpose fine. It was a quick and engaging read, the sort of timely book you appreciate but dont necessarily need to come back to time and time again. As a vision for a future United States, I can only hope it comes to fruition.

Tags Trumpocalypse, David Frum, Non-fiction, US Politics, 2020
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