Matthews, Chris, 31
Matthews, Dylan, 26
Mattis, James, 84–87
congressional waiver for, 84, 85, 86
“Mad Dog” nickname, 84
military experience, 85
as moderating influence, 80
nuclear agreement with Iran, 116
philosophy of, 84–85
powerlessness of, 81
qualifications, 84
Maume, David, 201
Mayer, Jane, 24
McCain, John, 29, 92, 103, 126, 161
McCarthy, Melissa, 163
McConnell, Mitch, 171–174
background, 171–172
as Elaine Chao’s husband, 230
history of hypocrisy, 143
objection to extension of deliberations on Pruitt vote, 260
Supreme Court vacancy obstruction, 208, 211
Coretta Scott King letter interruption, 173
McCulloch, William, 145
McDonald, Charles “Chuck,” 286, 290
McGarity, Thomas, 235
McMaster, H. R., 102–108
background, 102
as moderating influence, 80
philosophy of, 106–108
powerlessness of, 81
McMullin, Evan, 13
Meals on Wheels, 96
Mencimer, Stephanie, 243
Menendez, Robert, 139, 140, 304
Mercer, Robert and Rebekah, 16–20
alternative media ecosystem, 19
campaign-finance law and, 17–18
costume party, 16
Kellyanne Conway connection, 33
links to radical right-wing causes, 18
profile of in New Yorker magazine, 24
Steve Bannon connection, 18, 19, 24
Ted Cruz, support for, 16–17, 33
view of politics, 20
Merkley, Jeff, 96, 259–260, 263
Meronek, Toshio, 282
Metz, Steven, 106
Meyers, Seth, 40, 144
Milbank, Dana, 149
military, civilian control of, 83–84, 86–87, 105
military expenditures of US, 100
military-industrial complex, 81, 105
Miller, George, 234
Miller, Jason, 44
Miller, Stephen, 36–44
on American judiciary, 37
anti-immigrant and anti-Islam views, 40–41
co-writer of inaugural address, 23
Face the Nation interview, 36
Miller-Bannon-Sessions connection, 42–43
on North Korea weapons testing, 36
on presidential powers, 37–38
at Santa Monica High School, 40–41
travel ban role, 194
as true believer in Trump, 36, 40, 44
on voter fraud, 38–39
mine safety, 234
Minton, Sherman, 212
Mnuchin, Steven, 302–307
aggressive foreclosure practices, 305–306
financial career, 304–305
lack of qualifications, 304
responsibilities as secretary of the treasury, 303
suspension of rules for, 304
Moglen, Damon, 288
Moniz, Ernest J., 287
Moore, Michael, 53
Morris, Edmund, 143
Moynihan, Daniel Patrick, 149
Mueller, Robert S. III, 70
Muilenburg, Dennis, 90
Muir, John, 264, 270
Mulvaney, John Michael “Mick,” 91–101
budget blueprint proposal, 94–95, 252, 262
on climate change programs, 95, 262
increase in military spending and cuts in social programs, 94–97, 107
on Meals on Wheels, 95
political career, 92
real estate development, 92
ties to Koch brothers, 110
Murphy, Chris, 82
Musk, Elon, 272
NAACP, 57, 60
Nader, Ralph, 320
Nadler, Jerrold, 49, 67, 225
NARAL Pro-Choice America, 62, 120
NASA, 272–274
National Council of Churches, 57
National Nurses United, 246
National Priorities Project, 100
National Right-to-Life Coalition, 120
National Space Council, 273
Navarro, Peter, 273, 313
Nelson, Bill, 133, 134
nepotism, 229–231
net neutrality, 299, 301
Netanyahu, Benjamin, 128, 187
New Deal, 27, 237
Nichols, Mark, 112
Nixon, Richard, 68, 146, 215, 266
Noah, Trevor, 278
Noble, Larry, 18
Norris, George, 136, 138
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 289
nuclear waste disposal, 288–290
Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, 287
nuclear weapons, 79
Oath of office, presidential 7
Obama, Barack, 48, 49, 58, 61, 167, 208, 287
Olson, Barbara, 30
One West Bank, 305
One Wisconsin Now, 257
O’Neil, Colin, 294
opposition bench, 320
Organic Consumers Association, 293, 296
Orwell, George, 164
Outer Space Treaty (1967), 275
Owens, Christine, 204
Oz, Amos, 127
Page, Carter, 65
Pai, Ajit, 298–301
as foe of net neutrality, 299
record as FCC commissioner, 298–299
Paine, Tom, 231
Palin, Sarah, 184
Panetta, Leon, 88, 197
Panic of 1837, 26
Patir, Yael, 129
Patton, George, 79
Patton, Lynne, 170
Paul, Rand, 92
Paul, Ron, 284
Peace Action, 100, 103
Pelosi, Nancy, 65
Pence, Mike, 215–222
background, 219
as co-head of Commission on Election Integrity, 73
desire to be president, 218
endorsement of Cruz, 217–218
political career, 219–221
as political opportunist, 216
position in Trump staff, 217
Religious Freedom Restoration Act, 220–221
as right-wing talk radio host, 220
skill as liar, 215–216
tie-break for DeVos, 8, 318
Trump’s attraction to, 221
People for the American Way, 62, 256
Perdue, Sonny, 291–297
alliance with corporate agribusiness, 292, 295, 296
ethical lapses, 294–295
as governor of Georgia, 293
opinion of climate science, 293
Perera, Liz, 262
Perkins, Frances, 6, 204
Perot, Ross, 158
Perry, Rick, 284–290
champion of privatized nuclear waste disposal, 285–286
financial interests in major energy projects, 288
lack of preparation for secretary of energy position, 285, 287
in presidential debate of 2011, 284–285
Pesticide Action Network, 296
Pickering, Thomas, 128
piracy, modern, 224
Planned Parenthood, 58
Pocan, Mark, 71, 137
political hack, defined, 149, 158
PolitiFact, 72, 126, 162
Polling Company, 31
Pompeo, Mike, 109–113
disagreement with Trump, 79
Koch brothers connection, 109–113
philosophy, 109–110
Potter, Trevor, 6
“Pottery Barn Rule,” 78
Powell, Colin, 78, 148
Powell, Dina Habib, 183, 190, 311–312
Powell, Michael, 231
power, abuse of, 7–8
Power, Samantha, 114–115
Pressler, Jessica, 184
Price, Tom, 241–
248
confirmation hearing, 245–246
link with Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, 242
plan to replace Affordable Care Act of 2010, 247–248
stocks in medical companies, 244
Priebus, Reince, 152–159
interview on Fox News, 152–154
powerlessness of, 155
role in Trump’s election, 158–159
vision for Republican Party, 157
Prince, Erik, 253
privateers, 224, 228, 238–240
privatization, 224–227, 233, 235–236, 238–239, 253–257, 368, 281–283, 285–286, 290
ProPublica, 245, 305
Pruitt, Scott, 258–263
climate science denier, 258
cut in EPA funding, 262
failure to abide by Oklahoma Open Records Act, 258–259
relationship with fossil fuel industry, 259–262
ties to Koch brothers, 110
Public Citizen, 289, 290, 319
Putin, Vladimir, 53, 68, 114, 115, 132, 133
Puzder, Andrew, 199–200, 318
Quijano, Elaine, 216
Rainwater, Jon, 100
Rand, Ayn, 18
Raspail, Jean, 25
Ravitch, Diane, 2, 252, 254
Reagan, Ronald, 54, 97, 117, 146, 150, 168
Real Clear Politics, 161
Reich, Robert, 237
Reid, Harry, 157
Reid, Joy-Ann, 169, 170
Reiner, Rob, 53
Renaissance Technologies, 17
Republican Party, history of, 143–151
resistance, importance of, 317–318, 320–321
Rich, Joseph, 202
Richardson, Elliot, 68, 143
Roberts, Deborah, 191
Robinson, Rashad, 62
Rock the Vote, 62
Rogers, Mike, 126, 189
Romney, Mitt, 140, 156, 159, 276, 284, 311
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 75
Roosevelt, Franklin D., xi, 1, 9, 10, 27–28, 47, 167, 223, 227, 236–237, 242
Roosevelt, Theodore, 264–267, 270
Rosenstein, Rod, 64–71
background, 64, 69
Comey memo, 66–67
confirmation as US deputy attorney general, 69
Rosenthal, Hannah, 125
Ross, Jean, 246
Ross, Scot, 257
Ross, Wilbur, 131–135
background, 131–132
ties to Bank of Cyprus, 132–134
Rove, Karl, 71
Rubin, Lawrence P., 50
Rubio, Marco, 157, 255
Ruckelshaus, Catherine, 234
Ruckelshaus, William, 68
Ryan, Paul, 175–180
on 2016 election results, 11
as hypocritical big spender, 177–178
identification of Trump as legitimate candidate, 180
party loyalty before principles, 176
political background, 12, 156
refusal to defend Trump, 29
response to Trump’s Muslim ban, 178–179
reversal of stand on Trump, 175
Sánchez-Moreno, Maria McFarland, 109
Sanders, Bernie, 5, 6, 116, 135, 246, 247
Sands, Darren, 169
Saturday Night Live, 183, 276, 316
“Saturday Night Massacre,” 68, 69
Saxon, John, 61
Scahill, Jeremy, 253
Scalia, Antonin, 58, 208
Scalia, Eugene, 231
Scarborough, Joe, 39, 40
Schafer, Kristin, 296
Schiller, Keith, 167
Schlafly, Andrew, 243
Schlesinger, Arthur Jr., xiv
Schulman, Loren DeJonge, 81
Schumer, Charles “Chuck,” 73, 134, 194, 244, 245
Scott, Darrell, 169
Seby, Paul, 261
Semuels, Alana, 282
Senate, US, 3–8
Serwer, Adam, 53
Sessions, Jefferson Beauregard III, 52–63
approval as US Attorney General, 63
as attorney general of Alabama, 57
Bannon connection, 59
Coretta Scott King’s letter, 54–56, 172–173
endorsement of Trump, 58
as follower of Breitbart News, 59
influence of, 9
Ku Klux Klan and, 53–54, 57
letter recommending that Comey be fired, 67
as member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, 57
nomination of Trump at Republican National Convention, 59
objections to, 60–62
opposition to Supreme Court nominees, 58
as part of Trump’s campaign, 59
recusal from inquiries into Trump campaign, 59, 65, 318
Senate Judiciary Committee’s rejection of judgeship confirmation, 57, 172
Russian ambassador contacts, 59, 64
Stephen Miller connection, 42
support of policies suppressing black votes, 63
as US Senator, 57
voting record in US Senate, 60
Shaheen, Jeanne, 121
Shakespeare, William, 1
Shanahan, Patrick, 88–90
Shapiro, Andrea, 283
Sharp, Phil, 219
Sharry, Frank, 193
Sierra Club, 269, 270
Simelton, Benard, 60
Simmons, Harold, 286
Smith, Stanley, 93
Smith, Tom, 289, 290
Snowden, Edward, 109
solidarity, importance of, 317–318, 320–321
Solnit, Rebecca, 320
Soros, George, 19
Sotomayor, Sonia, 58
Southern Poverty Law Center, 53, 61, 319
Spencer, Donald and Marian, 200
Spencer, Richard, 41
Spicer, Sean, 160–164
background, 161
comparison of size of Obamacare plan and Republican plan, 163–164
comparison to Orwell’s 1984, 164
on election results, 12
exclusion of reporters from press gaggle, 163
#SpicerFacts, 163, 164
as subject of comedy sketches, 163
on Trump inauguration crowd size, 162
on Trump’s comments on Douglass, 144
Spratt, John, 92
stand-your-ground gun bills, 72
Starr, Kenneth W., 67, 69
Steele, Michael, 156
Steinhauer, Jennifer, 44
Stephanopoulos, George, 38–39
Stewart, Potter, 212
Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act of 2012, 245
Storer, Cindy, 50
Strategic Initiatives Group, 49
Streicher, Julius, 53
Students for Academic Freedom, 41
Supreme Court vacancies, 211–213
Sweeney, John, 235
Taibbi, Matt, 309
Taylor, Jared, 43
Taylor, Maxwell, 106
Tea Party Patriots, 242–243
Telecommunications Act of 1996, 301
Teleki, Pál, 46
Terrorism Awareness Project, 41
Tester, Jon, 268, 309
Thiel, Peter, 186, 272
ThinkProgress, 294
Thomas, Clarence, 210, 212
Thornberry, Mac, 86
Thrush, Glenn, 44
Thune, John, 232–233
Thurmond, Strom, 54, 146
Thurmond, Strom Jr., 231
Tiefer, Charles, 121–122
Tillerson, Rex, 136–141
lack of preparation for secretary of state position, 139–140
objections to appointment of, 137–138
powerlessness of, 81
testimony before Foreign Relations Committee, 138–139
Timmons, Aletia Haynes, 258–259
Todd, Chuck, 34–35, 162
Touré, 144
Trail of Tears, 26
Trudeau, Justin, 314
Truman, Harry S., 212, 266
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Trump, Donald
Access Hollywood tape, 29
administration of, 1
administrative appointees’ importance, xii
adoration of generals, 79–80
African American History and Culture Museum visit, 169
alleged wiretapping of Trump Tower, 195–197
appointment of donors to high-level posts, 6
approach to budgeting, 98
authoritarian personality, 15
Black History Month kick-off, 169
Breitbart News influence on, 24
budget blueprint proposal, 94–95, 226, 252, 262, 300
campaign message, 13
campaign promise to rebuild infrastructure, 236
claims of voter fraud, 72
comparison of US and Canadian cabinets, 316
consequences of election, 78–79
creation of Commission on Election Integrity, 73
identification with Andrew Jackson, 26–27
illusions about election results, 11
inaugural address, 23, 27, 271
infrastructure plan, 237–240
joint address to Congress, February 2017, 91
lack of firm political beliefs, 14–15
lack of qualifications, xiii
news media as “enemy of the American people,” 152–154
Pence’s attraction for, 221
“priming the pump” comment, 310–311
on privatization of space, 272
pursuit of government subsidies, 225
removal of James Comey, 67
State Department budget and personnel cuts, 141
view of United Nations, 121–122
strategy for winning, 158–159
Trump, Donald Jr., 183
Trump, Ivanka, 181–186
business operations of, 183
childcare plan, 190–191
as facilitator for Trump, 187
office in White House, 183
relationship with father, 184–186, 191
Trump, Melania, 183
Trumpism, 2, 9, 15, 149
truth, eternal nature of, 1
Tubman, Harriet, 25
Turley, Jonathan, 60
Turner, Albert, 55–56
Turner, Evelyn, 56, 60, 63
Udall, Thomas, 116, 133
UltraViolet, 31, 62
Union for Reform Judaism, 129
Urban League, 57
Vekselberg, Viktor, 133
Verma, Seema, 249–251
background, 250
freedom for states to alter Medicaid programs, 249
objection to nomination of, 251
Vietnam war, 105–106
Vitézi Rend, 45–48
vote-caging, 202
voter fraud claims, 72–73
voter suppression, 12, 72, 73–74
Voting Rights Act of 1965, 171
Voto Latino, 62
wage theft, 233, 234
Walker, Bob, 272–274
Walker, Edward, 128
Walker, Scott, 156, 256
Wallace, Chris, 152–154
Wallace, Henry, 11
Warner, Mark, 309
Warren, Earl, 212
Warren, Elizabeth, 2, 67, 70, 137, 172–173, 199, 245, 279, 306, 309