The disease has already infected more than eight million Americans and killed more than 220, 000. Shockingly, the United States is at the back of the line in the worldwide race to contain the coronavirus disease. Everybody everywhere thought the United States would be the country that took the lead in crushing this coronavirus disease. The coronavirus pandemic is wreaking havoc, and there is this sickening feeling that the nation’s leaders do not know what they are doing. In all aspects of life, events appear to be out of line with what is known and expected of this mighty nation. T he events swirling around in the United States today conjure up images of destruction and doom. They also permitted several facets of their lives to be put on hold until the conclusion of this endeavor, and for this, I owe them an eternal debt of gratitude.

My wife, Marvalyn, and daughter, Robyn, offered immeasurable support throughout the process and particularly in those times when it appeared that synchronization would not be possible for all the pieces of the project.

Without this level of competence and willingness, the project would have been impossible with the coronavirus pandemic spiking in our locality. Her mastery of the technology field made it possible for all our communications, image searches and locations, and formatting and book design choices to be done remotely. Tiffany West, who devoted countless hours to get my manuscript to meet publication standards. This book would not have been possible without the help of my colleague and technology mentor, Dr. I have finally summed up the courage to take them up on their challenge. In all our telephone conversations, he has urged me to put my thoughts in writing. My baby brother, Glendon Marsh, who lives on New York, thinks my depth and breadth of political knowledge is remarkable. They have always insisted that my perspectives on national government and international relations should be put in writing. They include all my high school students in American Government classes and former college students of Comparative Politics and International Relations. M any people encouraged me to write this book. Library of Congress Control Number: 2020922189Ĭhapter 9 President Trump’s Independence Speech 2020Ĭhapter 10 Confronting the President’s Political IgnoranceĬhapter 12 Federalism in Crisis Situations Models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only. Views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.Īny people depicted in stock imagery provided by Getty Images are The viewsĮxpressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the This book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. People and places have been altered to protect their privacy.īecause of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in The information contained in this book and in some cases, names of Unless otherwise noted, the authorĪnd the publisher make no explicit guarantees as to the accuracy of Graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or byĪny information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the authorĮxcept in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means,

Join the author as he explores the flaws in the United States democracy and advocates reform that will require the president and all members of Congress to demonstrate nationally approved levels of competence before they can hold office this democracy.Īll rights reserved. The author hopes that his analysis will draw attention to the nation’s inequalities that have inhibited the United States’ progress toward the goals set forth in the Declaration of Independence and the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution. Future generations may observe these two cataclysmic events as blessings as they revealed Trump’s inability to lead and focused a bright light on the nation’s social and economic disparities. The coronavirus pandemic and the Black Lives Matter protests have further exposed Trump’s shortcomings as a leader.

President Trump, who may be the most politically ignorant individual to hold this high office, has disrupted international agreements and dismantled his predecessor’s accomplishments. The Tyranny of Political Ignorance highlights cracks in the United States’ democratic armor, beginning with the Constitution’s legalization of slavery and continuing through to the Trump presidency.

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