inside the movement to destroy American democracy Stewart, Katherine creator Bloomsbury (Firm) publisher text bibliography nyu 2025 monographic eng 338 pages ; 25 cm Why have so many Americans turned against democracy? In this deeply reported book, Katherine Stewart takes us to conferences of conspiracy-mongers, backroom strategy gatherings, and services at extremist churches, and profiles the people who want to tear it all down. She introduces us to reactionary Catholic activists, atheist billionaires, pseudo-Platonist intellectuals, self-appointed apostles of Jesus, disciples of Ayn Rand, women-hating opponents of "the gynocracy," pronatalists preoccupied with the dearth of white babies, COVID truthers, militia members masquerading as "concerned moms" and battalions of spirit warriors who appear to be inventing a new style of religion even as they set about attacking democracy at its foundations. Along the way, she provides a compelling analysis of the authoritarian reaction in the United States. She demonstrates that the movement relies on several distinct constituencies, with very different and often conflicting agendas. Stewart's reporting and comprehensive political analysis helps reframe the conversation about the moral collapse of conservatism in America and points the way forward toward a democratic future.-- Publisher description I. Money. California dreaming A tale of two Busches School's out forever The room where it happens II. Lies. The permanent emergency The resentment of the campus misfits Smashing the administrative state III. Demons. The rise of the spirit warriors God and man in Las Vegas No exit Exporting the counterrevolution Conclusion : The way forward? Katherine Stewart. Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-317) and index. n-us--- Democracy United States Democracia Estados Unidos Political culture United States Cultura política Estados Unidos Anger Political aspects United States Polarization (Social sciences) United States Polarización (Ciencias sociales) Estados Unidos Right and left (Political science) United States Derecha e izquierda (Ciencias políticas) Estados Unidos Right-wing extremists United States Extremistas de derecha Estados Unidos Conservatism United States History 21st century Conservadurismo Estados Unidos Historia Siglo XXI Left-wing extremists United States Extremistas de izquierda Estados Unidos United States Politics and government 21st century Estados Unidos Política y gobierno Siglo XXI United States Politics and government Estados Unidos Política y gobierno JC 421 S849m 2025 320.52 9781635578546 (hbk.) 163557854X (hbk.) 2025398443 YDX 250515 20260115155945.0 24205139 eng