The rule of law in America -- Assaults on the rule of law in early America -- The Civil War and Its legacy -- Immigration, the Red Scare, and Japanese American internment -- Russian assault on the rule of law -- The Nazi assault on the rule of law -- McCarthyism -- Race and the rule of law -- The phony war : science v. religion -- The stain of Vietnam -- Tricky Dick and dirty tricks -- Iran Contra -- The Clinton impeachment -- "But her email . . ." -- Who is Donald Trump? -- A man of many assets or a foreign asset? -- Draining the swamp -- The Steele dossier and more : the Trump-Russia connection -- Russia hacks the world -- Putin crowns our president -- Lies, alternative facts, fake news, and the free press -- Trump the campaigner -- Blowing up bridges, building walls -- Two tragic figures -- Robert Mueller : Trump's worst nightmare -- The battle to stop Robert Mueller -- The Supreme Court -- Barr's inside job -- The Mueller report -- Looking Ahead.
Summary:
"Painter and Golenbock present a clear description of rule of law-arguably the single most important principle underlying our civilization. They also describe the abuses of power that have occurred throughout our nation's history. Beginning in Puritan New England with the infamous Salem Witch Trials, American Nero makes vivid stops at The Red Scare of the 1920s, Japanese-American internment, the McCarthy Era, and, much more recently, President Trump's attempt to violate the First Amendment by banning Muslims from entering the US"-- Provided by publisher.
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