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Rogue Elephant traces the radicalization of the Republican Party over the past fifty years, arguing that its subordination to Donald Trump was not an anomaly, but rather the culmination of processes at work for decades. Providing a new perspective on figures from Newt Gingrich and George W. Bush to the Koch brothers and Donald Trump, it shows that the party’s lurch to the far right was the product of a volatile mix of a disorganized party structure and a divided and fractious class of American business owners.
In this interview by Peter Lucas, author Paul Heideman explores how Republicans went from the party of business to the party of chaos.
Rogue Elephant is available now from Verso Books:
versobooks.com/products/3071-rogue-elephant?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=rogue_elephant
Rogue Elephant traces the radicalization of the Republican Party over the past fifty years, arguing that its subordination to Donald Trump was not an anomaly, but rather the culmination of processes at work for decades. Providing a new perspective on figures from Newt Gingrich and George W. Bush to the Koch brothers and Donald Trump, it shows that the party’s lurch to the far right was the product of a volatile mix of a disorganized party structure and a divided and fractious class of American business owners.
In this interview by Peter Lucas, author Paul Heideman explores how Republicans went from the party of business to the party of chaos.
Rogue Elephant is available now from Verso Books:
versobooks.com/products/3071-rogue-elephant?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=rogue_elephant
