Defending American Democracy
How Autocrats Are Held Accountable: Resistance to Trump and Trumpism
1st Edition
By Richard L. Abel
July 18, 2025
Chronicling and analyzing resistance to the threat that autocracy poses to American liberal democracy, this book provides the definitive account of the roles that courts and elections played in holding Trump accountable for his actions. This book describes the many lawsuits brought against Trump ...
How Autocrats Subvert Elections: Resistance to Trump and Trumpism
1st Edition
By Richard L. Abel
June 27, 2025
Chronicling and analyzing resistance to the threat that autocracy poses to American liberal democracy, this book provides the definitive account of the response to the January 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol and Republican efforts to overturn the 2020 election and bias future elections in their ...
How Autocrats Seek Power: Resistance to Trump and Trumpism
1st Edition
By Richard L. Abel
March 26, 2024
Chronicling and analyzing resistance to the threat that autocracy poses to American liberal democracy, this book provides the definitive account of the rise of Trump’s populist support in 2016, and his failed efforts to nullify the result of the 2020 election. This book is about the threat of ...
How Autocrats Abuse Power: Resistance to Trump and Trumpism
1st Edition
By Richard L. Abel
December 28, 2023
Chronicling and analyzing resistance to the threat that autocracy poses to American liberal democracy, this book provides the definitive account of both Trump’s efforts to erode democracy’s essential elements and opposition to those efforts. This book is about the threat of autocracy, which ...
How Autocrats Attack Expertise: Resistance to Trump and Trumpism
1st Edition
By Richard L. Abel
December 28, 2023
Chronicling and analyzing resistance to the threat that autocracy poses to American liberal democracy, this book provides the definitive account of Trump’s assault on truth and his populist attacks on expertise, as well as scientific and legal opposition to them. This book is about the threat of ...