What a time we are living in. Before our very eyes, a single individual is dismantling the liberal democracy of his country at breathtaking speed and installing a new illiberal political regime. And this country is no ordinary one - it is the United States, the world's most powerful democracy. This concerns us all. We are already entering a new historical era, standing on the threshold between democracy and authoritarianism.
This book, combining in an original way three fundamental political concepts - charismatic leadership, populism, and liberal democracy - explains how and why we have reached this point. It focuses on the nature of the new American power and poses the critical question: what path will democracies follow from here on?
