{"product_id":"thirteen-cracks-repairing-american-democracy-after-trump-hardcover","title":"Thirteen Cracks: Repairing American Democracy After Trump - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllan J. Lichtman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor a clear-eyed look at the state of US democracy, read the book by Allan Lichtman that Foreword says \"takes a welcome nonpartisan, straightforward approach\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmerica's founders feared a president like Donald Trump. Through the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, they erected a fortified but constrained government to secure the benchmarks of our democracy and established the guardrails designed to protect it. But Trump pushed almost every one of the Framers' safeguards to its limit--most held, but some broke under the weight of presidential abuses even the Framers did not foresee. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThirteen Cracks\u003c\/i\u003e will be the first book to expose the most vulnerable areas in our democracy, explain in historical context how President Trump uniquely and outrageously exploited these weak spots, and propose a fix for each challenge. Historian Allan J. Lichtman argues that Trump has put us at a pivot point in our history, where the survival of American democracy is at stake. But this is also an historic opportunity to shore up the vulnerabilities and to strengthen our democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAllan J. Lichtman\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor of History at American University and the author of many acclaimed books on U.S. political history, including \u003ci\u003eWhite Protestant Nation: The Rise of the American Conservative Movement, \u003c\/i\u003e which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, \u003ci\u003eFDR and the Jews\u003c\/i\u003e (with Richard Breitman), and \u003ci\u003eThe Case for Impeachment.\u003c\/i\u003e He is regularly sought out by the media for his authoritative views on voting and elections. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.58 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50334181097709,"sku":"9781538156513","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/ynUqoqmMYp9781538156513.webp?v=1785005338","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/thirteen-cracks-repairing-american-democracy-after-trump-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}