LEADER 04188cam 22005418i 4500001 on1393078892 003 OCoLC 005 20240430153644.0 008 231128s2024 enk b 001 0 eng 010 2023038719 019 1393078252 020 9781032629100 020 9781032629094 |q(hardback) 020 1032629096 020 103262910X 020 |z9781032629124 |q(ebook) 035 (Sirsi) o1393078892 035 (OCoLC)1393078892 |z(OCoLC)1393078252 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dUtOrBLW 042 pcc 043 n-us--- 050 00 E912 |b.A243 2024 082 00 973.933 |223/eng/20240117 100 1 Abel, Richard L., |eauthor. |=^A248818 245 10 How autocrats attack expertise : |bresistance to Trump and Trumpism / |cRichard L. Abel. 263 2404 264 1 London ;New York, NY : |bRoutledge, Taylor & Francis Group, |c2024. 300 pages cm. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 490 0 Defending American democracy 500 "A GlassHouse book" 520 "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 autocracy, which antedated Donald Trump and will persist after he leaves the stage. Pandering to populists, autocrats attack professional expertise in an Orwellian world where "ignorance is strength" and where, as Hannah Arendt wrote, people "believe everything and nothing." Trump sought to inflame xenophobia by blaming China for the pandemic and closing U.S. borders, then declaring victory, and when that proved premature, wrongly blaming the number of tests for escalating cases. He sought to muzzle government scientists and denounced those who defied or evaded his directives as members of the "deep state," preferring to rely on inexpert buddies. He elevated obscure scientists who promoted quack cures and opposed effective preventive measures, while sidelining the few reputable experts who nevertheless courageously resisted political interference. In addition to these, as this book documents, independent scientists, scientific journals and professional associations were also outspoken, often more so. Even the pharmaceutical industry sought to preserve the integrity of a federal bureaucracy that assured the public the drugs they consumed were safe and efficacious. Following Trump's numerous efforts to distort and undermine expertise, this book describes and evaluates the resilience of scientific and legal defenses of truth. This definitive account and analysis of the Trump's populist rejection of truth and expertise will appeal to scholars, students and others with interests in politics, populism and the rule of law; and, more specifically, to those concerned with resisting the threat that autocracy poses to liberal democracy"-- |cProvided by publisher. 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 The autocrats' war on expertise -- Politicizing professional expertise : the Trump administration's response to the COVID-19 Pandemic -- The COVID-19 Pandemic after the 2020 election -- A permanent war on science? 600 10 Trump, Donald |y1946- |xInfluence. |?UNAUTHORIZED 650 0 Expertise |xPolitical aspects |zUnited States. |=^A252956 650 0 COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- |xPolitical aspects |zUnited States. |=^A1418885 650 0 Authoritarianism |zUnited States. |=^A2405 651 0 United States |xPolitics and government |y2017-2021. |=^A1327973 776 08 |iOnline version:Abel, Richard L. |tHow autocrats attack expertise |dLondon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024 |z9781032629124 |w(DLC) 2023038720 949 Order on Demand |wASIS |hJOYNER219 960 |o1 |s48.95 |uJHIS |zUSD 961 |fDMD |m138099 596 1 998 6339696