Thirteen Cracks
eBook - ePub

Thirteen Cracks

Repairing American Democracy after Trump

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eBook - ePub

Thirteen Cracks

Repairing American Democracy after Trump

About this book

For a clear-eyed look at the state of US democracy, read the book by Allan Lichtman that Foreword says "takes a welcome nonpartisan, straightforward approach"
America's founders feared a president like Donald Trump. Through the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, they erected a fortified but constrained government to secure the benchmarks of our democracy and established the guardrails designed to protect it. But Trump pushed almost every one of the Framers' safeguards to its limit—most held, but some broke under the weight of presidential abuses even the Framers did not foresee.
Thirteen Cracks will be the first book to expose the most vulnerable areas in our democracy, explain in historical context how President Trump uniquely and outrageously exploited these weak spots, and propose a fix for each challenge. Historian Allan J. Lichtman argues that Trump has put us at a pivot point in our history, where the survival of American democracy is at stake. But this is also an historic opportunity to shore up the vulnerabilities and to strengthen our democracy.

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Table of contents

  1. Acknowledgments
  2. Introduction
  3. 1 Doing Whatever I Want: Controlling Autocracy
  4. 2 Congress Be Damned: Restoring Accountability
  5. 3 Russia Is Listening: Defending America’s Sovereignty
  6. 4 A Presidency Built on Lies: Reclaiming Truth
  7. 5 Corrupt Justice: Redeeming Law Enforcement
  8. 6 Enemies of the People: Protecting a Free Press
  9. 7 Profits Above Patriotism: Policing Conflicts of Interest
  10. 8 Political Cleansing: Stopping Favoritism, Cronyism, and Nepotism
  11. 9 Governing in the Dark: Expanding Transparency
  12. 10 A Militarized Nation: Separating the Military from Politics
  13. 11 Voter Suppression: Restoring the Franchise
  14. 12 Postelection Obstruction: Reforming Presidential Transitions
  15. 13 Rigged If I Lose, Fair If I Win: Protecting Election Results
  16. 14 Conclusion: Promoting Civic Virtue and Healing a Divided America
  17. Select Bibliography
  18. About the Author