He is a die-hard Republican political commentator, who served as a speechwriter in the Dubyah administration, wrote for the right-wing-toxic editorial board of the Wall Street Journal, was an editor on the neo-conservative magazine The Weekly Standard, as well as being a regular opinion contributor on NPR and MSNBC, the latter being where I got a bit more exposure to his views. Each rule breaking then justifies the next, in a cycle of revenge that ends only in the formal or informal abrogation of the constitutional order. Where constitutional democracy has been lost, it has been lost because political actors have broken its rules turn by turn to achieve some immediately urgent goal.
He is not someone I would normall Democracy dies in darkness, opines a great American newspaper, but it would be more accurate to say that it dies by degrees. Trumpocracy 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.moreĭemocracy dies in darkness, opines a great American newspaper, but it would be more accurate to say that it dies by degrees. In this powerful and eye-opening book, Frum makes clear that the hard work of recovery starts at home. Whether the Trump presidency lasts two, four, or eight more years, he has changed the nature of the office for the worse, and likely for decades. Bush’s speechwriter, Frum witnessed the ways the presidency is limited not by law but by tradition, propriety, and public outcry, all now weakened. During his own White House tenure as George W. In Trumpocracy, he documents how Trump and his administration are steadily damaging the tenets and accepted practices of American democracy. 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. As he and his family enrich themselves, the presidency itself falls into the hands of the generals and financiers who surround him. Quietly, steadily, Trump and his administration are damaging the tenets and accepted practices of American democracy, perhaps irrevocably. The crisis is upon Americans, here and now."
That complacent optimism has been upended by the political rise of Donald Trump. Until the US presidential election of 2016, the global decline of democracy seemed a concern for other peoples in other lands. The right to vote remains, but the right to have one’s vote counted fairly may not. Media freedom and judicial independence have eroded. "From Russia to South Africa, from Turkey to the Philippines, from Venezuela to Hungary, authoritarian leaders have smashed restraints on their power. "From Russia to South Africa, from Turkey to th Bestselling author, former White House speechwriter, and Atlantic columnist and media commentator David Frum explains why President Trump has undermined our most important institutions in ways even the most critical media has missed, in this thoughtful and hard-hitting book that is a warning for democracy and America’s future. Bestselling author, former White House speechwriter, and Atlantic columnist and media commentator David Frum explains why President Trump has undermined our most important institutions in ways even the most critical media has missed, in this thoughtful and hard-hitting book that is a warning for democracy and America’s future.
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