Defining Trumpism as an ideology that preceded Trump's election and will outlast his political career, this book explores solutions to problems that have long plagued contemporary American democracy.

Defining Trumpism as an ideology that preceded Trump's election and will outlast his political career, this book explores solutions to problems that have long plagued contemporary American democracy.

Larry N. Gerston identifies deep-rooted pain points in U.S. governance that gave rise to and were exacerbated by Trumpism—bigotry, discrimination, voter disenfranchisement, and corruption—as well as key areas of government and society that Trumpism endangers—political institutions, civic culture and community, law and order, and public education.

Overcoming Trumpism offers a combination of solutions to preserve American democracy: repairing its battered institutions, assuring a free and responsible press, and restoring public participation in democratic society. Democracies are much more likely to disappear from imposition than war. As such, an invested and attentive public will be necessary to overcome Trumpism.

"Gerston's work about Trumpism is clear and well-documented. Most of all, he offers a path to protecting our democracy and hope for the future." - Ro Khanna, Member of Congress, USA

"Gerston eloquently and persuasively lays out both the how and why our politics became so divisive and destructive. Importantly, he also lays out solutions for saving our democracy, such as strengthening and improving civic education in our nation's schools." - Ted McConnell, Executive Director Emeritus, Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools, USA

"This is a book, most of all, about American democracy: how it can be threatened both by a politician’s ambition and by our own complacency, how its bedrock foundations must be revitalized as our social fabric, media environment, and political climate shift, and what each of us can do to reinforce our democracy. Larry Gerston has spent a lifetime observing, teaching, and explaining our political system, and this book distills his wisdom into both a powerful analysis of how it has changed and what we can all do to bolster it." - Thad Kousser, Professor of Political Science, University of California-San Diego, USA