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How did the world's oldest democracy lose its mojo? How did we get to a point where we face existential crises like climate change yet leaders can't agree that there's a problem let alone develop solutions? Political leaders bear some of the responsibility. Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin and Donald Trump, to name a few, have shattered political norms and transformed our politics into a free-for-all in which personal attacks, appeals to bigotry and fear, disregard for truth, and disdain for governing have become the norm. But they are more a symptom than the cause. The Path to Paralysis examines changes in political culture during the past 60 years - conflict over race, religion and gender; wrenching economic changes and growing concentration of wealth; the end of the Cold War; hardening regional divisions; and dramatic changes in communications - that made Donald Trump possible, if not inevitable. Long in the making, these cross-currents came together in the early 21st century - as the United States experienced the deepest recession since the 1930s and elected its first Black president - to create the perfect storm. The result was toxic and deeply polarised politics that threatened the existence of constitutional government.
Contents
Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER 1: 1964; CHAPTER 2: The Liberal Consensus Under Fire, 1965-1969; CHAPTER 3: Conflict, Crisis, and Continuity, 1969-1976; CHAPTER 4: A New Right Emerges, 1972-1980; CHAPTER 5: Reagan: The Revolution That Wasn't—and Was, 1980-1988; CHAPTER 6: Conservatives at the Crossroads, 1988-1992; CHAPTER 7: Ideological Convergence and Political Polarization, 1992-2000; CHAPTER 8: The Lost Opportunity, 2000-2008; CHAPTER 9: The Tipping Point, 2008-2012; CHAPTER 10: Reaping the Whirlwind, 2013-2016; CHAPTER 11: American Carnage, 2016-2020; CHAPTER 12: "A republic, if you can keep it"; Conclusion; Bibliographical Essay; Index
