{"product_id":"white-rural-rage-the-threat-to-american-democracy-paperback","title":"White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Schaller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaul Waldman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - A searing portrait and damning takedown of America's proudest citizens--who are also the least likely to defend its core principles\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This is an important book that ought to be read by anyone who wants to understand politics in the perilous Age of Trump.\"--David Corn, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Psychosis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhite rural voters hold the greatest electoral sway of any demographic group in the United States, yet rural communities suffer from poor healthcare access, failing infrastructure, and severe manufacturing and farming job losses. Rural voters believe our nation has betrayed them, and to some degree, they're right. In \u003ci\u003eWhite Rural Rage, \u003c\/i\u003e Tom Schaller and Paul Waldman explore why rural Whites have failed to reap the benefits from their outsize political power and why, as a result, they are the most likely group to abandon democratic norms and traditions. Their rage--stoked daily by Republican politicians and the conservative media--now poses an existential threat to the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSchaller and Waldman show how vulnerable U.S. democracy has become to rural Whites who, despite legitimate grievances, are increasingly inclined to hold racist and xenophobic beliefs, to believe in conspiracy theories, to accept violence as a legitimate course of political action, and to exhibit antidemocratic tendencies. Rural White Americans' attitude might best be described as \"I love \u003ci\u003emy\u003c\/i\u003e country, but not \u003ci\u003eour\u003c\/i\u003e country,\" Schaller and Waldman argue. This phenomenon is the patriot paradox of rural America: The citizens who take such pride in their patriotism are also the least likely to defend core American principles. And by stoking rural Whites' anger rather than addressing the hard problems they face, conservative politicians and talking heads create a feedback loop of resentments that are undermining American democracy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSchaller and Waldman provocatively critique both the structures that permit rural Whites' disproportionate influence over American governance and the prospects for creating a pluralist, inclusive democracy that delivers policy solutions that benefit rural communities. They conclude with a political reimagining that offers a better future for both rural people and the rest of America.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Schaller \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor of political science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. A former columnist for \u003ci\u003e The Baltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, he has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, The Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times. \u003c\/i\u003eA regular analyst of U.S. politics, he has appeared on ABC, CBS, MSNBC, and \u003ci\u003eThe Colbert Report\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author or co-author of five other books, including \u003ci\u003eCommon Enemies, The Stronghold, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhistling Past Dixie\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Waldman\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and opinion writer whose work has appeared in dozens of newspapers, magazines, and digital outlets, including the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Week\u003c\/i\u003e, MSNBC, and CNN. He is a former columnist at \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and the author or co-author of four previous books on media and politics, including \u003ci\u003eBeing Right Is Not Enough: What Progressives Must Learn from Conservative Success\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Press Effect: Politicians, Journalists, and the Stories that Shape the Political World\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 27, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52733196763443,"sku":"9780593729168","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/TgmpQXqrUs9780593729168.webp?v=1763920735","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/white-rural-rage-the-threat-to-american-democracy-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}