Inflation, War, and the 34 Percent Presidency
With Trump's approval at a term low driven by rising prices and an unpopular war with Iran, these books explain how economic pain, military overreach, and eroding legitimacy converge to destabilize governance and reshape elections.
Optimized for books about Books explaining how presidential approval collapses driven by inflation and war affect political stability and democratic institutions.
2024Josh Dawsey, Tyler PagerReporting insiders dissect the 2024 campaign and early presidency dynamics that help explain current approval...Shelf signal: Elections & Campaigns
To Start a WarRobert DraperProvides authoritative history of how presidents start wars and the domestic political consequences of military...Shelf signal: Iraq War (2003-2011)
The Soul of AmericaJon MeachamPlaces contemporary partisan crises and approval shocks in a longer American history of democratic resilience and...Shelf signal: 20th-Century America
The Economic Consequences of Mr TrumpPhilip CogganAnalyzes economic policy volatility and market effects that help explain voter reactions to inflation and affordability.Shelf signal: Trade & Tariffs
White Rural RageTom Schaller, Paul WaldmanExamines the role of rural partisan identity and grievance that underpins polarized approval baselines and turnout...Shelf signal: Political Commentary
How Democracies DieSteven Levitsky, Daniel ZiblattExplains institutional and behavioral mechanisms by which democratic norms erode when leaders lose popular legitimacy.Shelf signal: Comparative Politics