Trumpocalypse - Large Print by David Frum (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

"I don't take responsibility at all." Those words
of Donald Trump at a March 13, 2020, press conference are likely to be
history's epitaph on his presidency.

A huge swath of Americans has put their faith in Trump, and
Trump only, because they see the rest of the country building a future that
doesn't have a place for them.
If they would risk their lives for Trump in a pandemic, they
will certainly risk the stability of American democracy. They brought the
Trumpocalypse upon the country, and a post-Trumpocalypse country will have to
find a way either to reconcile them to democracy - or to protect democracy from
them.
In Trumpocalypse, David Frum looks at what happens when a
third of the electorate refuses to abandon Donald Trump, no matter what he
does. Those voters aren't looking for policy wins. They're seeking cultural
revenge.
It is not enough to defeat Donald Trump on election day
2020. Even if Trump peacefully departs office, the trauma he inflicted will
distort American and world politics for years to come. Americans must start
from where they are, build from what they have, to repair the damage Trump
inflicted on the country, to amend the wrongs that, under Trump, they inflicted
upon each other.

Americans can do better. David Frum shows how--and inspires
all readers of all points of view to believe again in the possibilities of
American life. Trumpocalypse is both a warning of danger and a guide to reform
that will be read and discussed for years to come.

Review Quotes

"In Trumpocalypse, David Frum cogently captures and clearly describes the state of our union in Donald Trump's America. But going beyond the hand wringing over a potential slide into autocracy, he offers a vision of how to put the country back on a footing that embraces the democracy we all strive for." - Rob Reiner
" Frum's prescriptions are more quirky and contrarian, an attempt to bridge the chasm that has emerged between right and left." - Financial Times
"David Frum has once again analyzed the Trump era as nobody else can. In Trumpocalypse, he imagines the end of that era and what comes after it. It is essential reading." - Benjamin Wittes, Senior Fellow and Research Director in Public Law, the Brookings Institution
"Frum's intellectual journey is what makes this book so fascinating. He can look at our current condition with fresh eyes, earned through humiliating experience. It is a humility to which the rest of us should aspire. . . . The solutions he proposes are bold and provocative, but not wild-eyed. . . . He has done something crucial: He has recognized that a new national conversation is coming, and, with Trumpocalypse, he has provided a thoughtful way to start it." - Joe Klein, New York Times Book Review
"David Frum makes an essential contribution to our understanding of the deep crisis our country now faces. He also does something even more important: with his trademark wit and analytical acuity, he shows us a way out of it. Not to be missed by anyone who believes (as we all must) that tomorrow may yet turn out to be better than today." - Yascha Mounk
"Trumpocalypse brilliantly shows why so many people have given up on our democracy, and outlines a path to restore their hope in this country. A riveting, un-put-downable read." - Alyssa Milano
"David Frum is one of the most articulate conservative thinkers in America, and Trumpocalypse is a must-read for all of us who are devoted to the ideals of American democracy. He reminds us that honest conservatives and honest liberals can still stand together." - Howard Dean