Donald Trump in Historical Perspective

Donald Trump in Historical Perspective: Dead Precedents is a collection of essays that utilizes the thinking of historians, philosophers, and political scientists to explore historical parallels to the presidency of Donald J. Trump, the 45th President of the United States of America.

Michael Harvey is Provost and Dean, Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland.

1. Introduction: History's Rhymes, 2. Plutarch and the precedents for Dead Precedents, 3. The Politics of Anger: Donald Trump and Cleon of Athens, 4. Plato's Tyrannical Soul and Donald Trump's (In)authentic Leadership, 5. Politics as Theater: Trump and Machiavelli's Political Actors, 6. Populism from Above: Donald Trump, Andrew Jackson, and the Politics of White Vengeance, 7. Idols of Consumption: From Mussolini to Trump, 8. Donald Trump, Mao Zedong and Religious Anti-Intellectualism, 9. From Dog Whistles to Fog Horns: Richard Nixon, Donald Trump, and Their Silent Majorities, 10. Conclusion: In the Twilight of Trump's Idols