I decided to read Hoffer’s book after reading Andrew Sullivan’s excellent article on Donald Trump. Sullivan grapples with Trump’s astonishing rise and within that context he brings Hoffer to bear at strategic points of the argument. In the present essay, I will follow a strategy that is the mirror opposite of Sullivan’s; by sketching a skeletal version of Hoffer’s theory and illustrating it with key aspects of the rise of Donald Trump. The reason I want to proceed in this manner is because I mostly agree with Sullivan’s thesis.
Riding The Great White Beast
Riding The Great White Beast
Riding The Great White Beast
I decided to read Hoffer’s book after reading Andrew Sullivan’s excellent article on Donald Trump. Sullivan grapples with Trump’s astonishing rise and within that context he brings Hoffer to bear at strategic points of the argument. In the present essay, I will follow a strategy that is the mirror opposite of Sullivan’s; by sketching a skeletal version of Hoffer’s theory and illustrating it with key aspects of the rise of Donald Trump. The reason I want to proceed in this manner is because I mostly agree with Sullivan’s thesis.