Trumpocracy

All but the most determined Trump enthusiasts should feel pin pricks of recognition and...a queasy discomfort. New York Times A far more rewarding book than Fire and Fury. Financial Times Magnificent.The wisdom of the final chapter in particular absolutely floored me. Laurence Tribe No conservative has been a more astute, unsparing or courageous critic of Trumpism than David Frum. Trumpocracy is a powerful summation of the case against Trump based on a close reading of his first year in office. Even those who have followed the Trump administration closely will find much to surprise and enrage them in Frums devastating analysis.A must-read to understand what we went through in 2017--and where we are going next. Max Boot, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick senior fellow in national security studies, Council on Foreign Relations With precision and even eloquence, Frum details how the Trump campaign and administration has damaged American institutions and the American psyche. For those who oppose Trumpism, this is a clarion call. Booklist The most important new book about the dangers of Donald Trumps presidency San Francisco Chronicle In the midst of all the Trump-fueled hysteria and Trump-related gossip, its a godsend to have David Frum lay out the case against Trump and his kleptocracy in this measured, insightful, and scrupulously researched book. He builds his argument with the precision of a prosecuting attorney, and writes about it in the riveting style of a thriller writer. This is an essential guide to the malevolent tragedy that is Trumpocracy. Robert De Niro Fascism did not rise in the 30s because it was strong but rather because Democracy was weak. David Frum has written an essential book for a time when the pillars and norms of American Democracy are under threat from the leaders pledged to preserve it. Stephen Schmidt, strategist for George W. Bush, John Mccain, and Arnold Schwarzenegger An outstanding chronicle of the unending corruption, deceit, and chaos that acts as rocket fuel for the administration, and ego, of President Donald J. Trump. This is a brilliant book of a frightening American present, it is also an honest discussion of the gifts a Trump Presidency has unwittingly revealed. Malcolm Nance, author of The Plot to Hack America: How Putins Cyberspies and Wikileaks Tried to Steal the 2016 Election Frum charts the erosion of democratic principles over the course of Donald Trumps campaign and first year in office, enumerating both the presidents own improprieties and the misdeeds of his various advisers and hangers-on. Frums incisive prose and optimism set this apart. Publishers Weekly Evenhanded, ideologically consistent, and guaranteed to generate a slew of angry tweets should a copy land at the White House. Kirkus Reviews

David Frum is a senior editor at the Atlantic and the author of nine books, including the New York Times bestseller Trumpocracy. From 2001 to 2002, he served as a speechwriter and special assistant to President George W. Bush. He and his wife, Danielle Crittenden Frum, live in Washington, DC, and Wellington, Ontario. They have three children.