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Cowardice and compromise in the Trump era: how democracy unravels.

Profiles in Cowardice

"A devastating indictment of how those with the most power have enabled Trump and imperilled democracy." Robert Peston

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  • Hardcover

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    17 September 2026

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Summary

“The appeasement of Donald Trump is a sordid story. It is also, in Weisberg’s hands, a gripping one.” - JILL LEPORE

For years now, people around the world have watched Donald Trump push the boundaries of presidential power and asked the same question: how has he been allowed to get away with it?

In Profiles in Cowardice, Jacob Weisberg has written one of the first defining books of the Trump Era - how this pitch-black political moment happened, why so few resisted, an…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781918658132
ISBN-10:1918658137
Author:Jacob Weisberg
Publisher:New River Books Ltd
Imprint:New River Books Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:17 September 2026
Weight:565g
Dimensions:28mm x 154mm x 236mm
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About The Author

Jacob Weisberg

Jacob Weisberg is the author of books including Ronald Reagan (2016), The Bush Tragedy (2008), and In an Uncertain World (2003), co-written with former Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin.

A native of Chicago, he is the former longtime editor of Slate and the co-founder of the podcast company Pushkin Industries. He serves as Chair of The Committee to Protect Journalists and is a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books.

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