by Jamie Raskin
First published 2024
Jamie Raskin argues that America stands at a crossroads in 2024. The country faces a choice between democratic progress and what he calls neo-fascism. Trump hopes to reclaim the presidency while facing potential criminal conviction. Raskin contends that the Republican Party has abandoned traditional conservatism for dangerous extremism built on lies, lawlessness, violence, and racism. He offers Democrats new language to decode MAGA radicalism and win over moderate Republicans and independent voters. This book serves as a partisan guide rather than balanced journalism. Raskin warns that a GOP victory controlling the White House, Congress, and Supreme Court could end a century of progress and destroy American democracy. He compares the current Republican agenda to Viktor Orban's authoritarianism rather than traditional American conservatism. The author provides Democrats with fresh narratives and offensive strategies for the 2024 campaign. Raskin believes the election will determine whether progressive forces committed to laws and elections prevail, or whether violence-prone extremism takes control for decades to come.
Genres: american, political-science, 21st-century, political-thriller, american-history
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: partisan-politics
Setting: America, United States
Period: 2024
240 pages · Paperback · Skyhorse
Content warnings: violence