How did America end up with a leader who acts so crudely and despotically and counter to our
democratic principles? Why do his followers stick with him even when he acts against their own
interests? To fully understand John Dean a man with a history of standing up to autocratic
presidents joined with Bob Altemeyer a professor of psychology with a unique area of
expertise: Authoritarianism. Relying on social science findings and psychological diagnostic
tools (such as the Power Mad Scale and the Con Man Scale) as well as research and analysis
from the Monmouth University Polling Institute (one of America's most respected public opinion
research foundations) the authors provide us with an eye-opening understanding of the Trump
phenomenon - and how we may be able to stop it.
