**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.