Divided Politics, Divided Nation: Hyperconflict in the Trump Era

ISBN-13: 9780815737858 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 234 str.

Spis treści

• Preface: Upheaval
• 1. Mistrust:
• The Reagan Revolution
• The Clinton Period
• Bush and the War on Terror
• The Obama Years
• Shock and Awe under Trump
• 2. Economic Frustrations:
• The Decline of Agriculture
• Lost Manufacturing Jobs
• Wage Stagnation and Inequality
• A Rise in Public Anger
• 3. The Decline of Opportunity
• Growing Up Poor
• Advancement through Education
• Obstacles for the Current Generation
• Destruction of the American Dream
• 4. Identity Politics
• Conservative Tribalism
• Liberal Tribalism
• Power Tribalism
• Mistrusting Other Tribes
• 5. Religious Tensions
• Fundamentalism
• Secularization
• Religious Exemptions
• 6. The Backlash against
• Globalization and Immigration
• Opening Borders
• Cross-Cultural Tensions
• Tough Enforcement
• Ultranationalism
• 7. Undue Influence
• Overt Corruption
• College Admissions
• Philanthropy
• 8. Overcoming Hyperconflict
• Widespread Polarization
• Diverging Identities
• Mistrust and Intolerance
• Opponents as Enemies
• Political Sorting
• The Decline of Facts
• Reconciling Differences
• Take a Conservative or Liberal to Lunch
• Acknowledgments
• Notes
• Index