Un-American

A lot's been written on Donald Trump. But if I were asked to recommend one book on Trump and his significance for the American experiment in self-government, I think Un-American is the book I'd recommend. Both as students of politics and as citizens of the United States, we are in debt to Jack Pitney for this work. -- Bill Kristol, Director, Defending Democracy Together
No matter how or when the Trump era ends, Jack Pitney is determined that we never forget that millions of Americans supported a president who attacked the values and principle on which American democracy was based for over two centuries. Pitney has created a testament that should be read, now and in the future, by every voter before every election. -- Tom Nichols, author of The Death of Expertise
Pitney skillfully analyzes Trump on honor, service, military, morals and honesty, among attributes. * Politico *
Pitney begins the book by teaching his readers the most important features of the American political tradition and then proceeds to meticulously demonstrate, point by point, how Donald Trump’s entire life, including his short-lived political career, has been a repudiation of everything that makes America great. Pitney’s book is important and effective because it dissents from the two dominant political tribes in America. To Trump’s “conservative” Republican supporters, who claim to be patriots that love America and its Founding, Pitney shows with devastating detail how Trump represents the antithesis of everything they claim to believe in. To Trump’s “liberal” Democratic opponents, who claim that America is fundamentally racist, misogynistic, and nativist, Pitney shows that the American creed formulated by the Founders is actually committed to natural rights, human equality, self-rule, and limited government. Trump is not the embodiment of the American political tradition. In truth, he is the most un-American president in history. * Political Science Quarterly *