Book : Let Them Eat Tweets How The Right Rules In An Age Of.

-Titulo Original : Let Them Eat Tweets How The Right Rules In An Age Of Extreme Inequality

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Liveright

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Review With Let Them Eat Tweets, the political scientists Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson have constructed a portrait of the Trumpian moment that, in the books professorial way, is as terrifying as those Page 1 accounts of presidential ravings. They meticulously show how the president isnt a singular presence, but a thoroughly representative one. Hacker and Pierson are two of the most reliable and reliably creative thinkers in their discipline. Franklin Foer, New York Times Book Review[Hacker and Pierson] offer a strong case that the Republican Party’s dependence on its top donors explains much of its trajectory in recent decades, culminating in the rise of Trump. . . . Their historical explanation of how the GOP became radicalized raises legitimate concerns that the party, its judicial appointees and its donor class will carry on fomenting tribalism, distorting elections, and subverting democratic institutions, procedures, and norms regardless of the electoral outcome in November. Those who would resist this development should carefully consider the analysis that Hacker and Pierson lay out in such convincing and depressing detail. Geoffrey Kabaservice, The Washington PostIf these two political scientists . . . are painting an accurate picture, we ought to see the same sort of political processes at play in other deeply unequal societies facing crises like pandemics. Turns out we do. Sam Pizzigati, Inequality.orgPolitical scientists Hacker (Yale) and Pierson (Univ. of California, Berkeley) synthesize many scholarly studies and journalists’ reports to mount a compelling . . . argument that what they call ‘plutocratic populism’ reactionary economic priorities and right-wing cultural and racial appeals dominates the Republican Party, undermining democracy. . . . A cogent and dispiriting contribution to the growing number of analyses of the ailing American democracy. Kirkus ReviewsA standout among recent releases, timed for the 2020 presidential election cycle, that seek to help readers make sense of the often-confusing political climate.... The authors, both political scientists, find evidence to build their thesis by carefully analyzing recent history.... The answers the authors come up with are cogent and distressing and convincing. Highly recommended. Gary Day, BooklistThis [is a] barbed and cogent account. . . . Hacker and Pierson pull disparate pieces into a lucid narrative that goes a long way toward explaining the current iteration of the Republican Party. Liberals will be equal parts enraged and edified by this deeply sourced polemic. Publishers WeeklyThis essential book makes clear that American democracy is threatened less by Trump than by the extreme economic inequality that set the stage for his election. Growing plutocratic power preceded Trump, and will outlast him. Unless these larger forces are reckoned with, the authors warn, the United States may be locked in an escalating ‘doom loop.’ Jane Mayer, New York Times bestselling author of Dark MoneyHacker and Pierson provide a persuasive and insightful explanation of the current extremes of American political polarization: it is the response to a fundamental and deep problem for conservatives, of how to enlist support for their self-interested economic policies in order to maintain a plutocratic society that benefits the few. Hacker and Pierson show that the conservative Republican Partys appeal to nativism and tribalism, while deep rooted in US history, is not inevitable. There is yet hope for American democracy. A must-read for anyone interested in understanding contemporary American politics. Joseph E. Stiglitz, 2011 Nobel Laureate, economic sciencesLet Them Eat Tweets is the perfect title for a wise and passionate book that distinguishes between a populism genuinely challenging to elites and the plutocratic populism of Donald Trump whose purpose is to entrench the power of the already privileged. Jacob Hacker and Paul