{"product_id":"authoritarian-nightmare-isbn-9781612199054","title":"Authoritarian Nightmare","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow did America end up with a leader who acts so crudely and despotically, and counter to our democratic principles? Why do his followers stick with him, even when he acts against their own interests? \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo fully understand, John Dean, a man with a history of standing up to autocratic presidents, joined with Bob Altemeyer, a professor of psychology with a unique area of expertise: Authoritarianism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRelying on social science findings and psychological diagnostic tools (such as the \"Power Mad  Scale\" and the \"Con Man Scale\"), as well as research and analysis from the Monmouth University Polling Institute (one of America's most respected public opinion research foundations), the authors provide us with an eye-opening understanding of the Trump phenomenon — and how we may be able to stop it.\u003cb\u003eJOHN W. DEAN\u003c\/b\u003e served as White House counsel for President Richard Nixon from 1970 to 1973. During the Watergate scandal, his Congressional testimony helped lead to Nixon’s resignation. Dean has written about Watergate in his \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers \u003ci\u003eBlind Ambition\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Nixon Defense: What He Knew and When He Knew It.\u003c\/i\u003e Among his other books are the national bestsellers \u003ci\u003eWorse Than Watergate\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eConservatives Without Conscience\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a regular political and legal commentator on CNN.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOB ALTEMEYER\u003c\/b\u003e’s research on the psychological makeup of authoritarian leaders and followers, and his development of the “RWA” (right-wing authoritarian) test, has established him as the recognized expert in the field. He is the author of\u003ci\u003e The Authoritarians and Enemies of Freedom: Understanding Right-Wing Authoritarianism\u003c\/i\u003e. Altemeyer taught psychology at the University of Manitoba and was awarded the American Association for the Advancement of Science Prize for Behavioral Science\u003cbr\u003eResearch.\u003cb\u003eFrom the Introduction...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDonald Trump only has the power to flaunt American institutions, treaties, and laws because he has a large, dedicated base who will believe whatever he says and do whatever he wants. Accordingly, we spend a lot of time in this book grasping Trump’s threat to America by explaining his followers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe believe the base’s endless loyalty springs from the same psychological trait that some observers think runs deeply in Donald Trump himself, authoritarianism. Our understanding of these people is based on decades of research on people who might well support an autocratic takeover of a democracy. Journalists and commentators may find this body of study, presented as the core of this book in chapters 5 through 11, richly informative about contemporary American politics and the American electorate. Most people have never heard of this body of research, but it appears that its moment has arrived. It provides answers to two questions many concerned people are asking: What is wrong with Donald Trump? How can so many people support him? There is a related third question, the subject of the last chapter of this book: Can this authoritarian movement be contained before it is too late? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe are not alarmists. If you look at our previous work on authoritarianism you will see that we always said: “We still have lots of time; things have not gotten really bad yet.” But the past three years have been, well, the past three years, and suddenly there is a real crisis is upon us... We do not wish to frighten anyone because that is one of the ways authoritarian leaders operate. Rather, we seek to alert and inform, relying on verifiable facts and the answers nature has repeatedly given in studies about why Trump and his supporters act the way they do.  America faces a number of very serious problems right now, made worse by its president.  Insight is available and solutions do exist...","brand":"Melville House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301198254309,"sku":"NP9781612199054","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781612199054.jpg?v=1742923388","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/authoritarian-nightmare-isbn-9781612199054","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}