In Trump We Trust: E Pluribus Awesome!

by Ann Coulter

Donald Trump isn't a politician -- he's a one man wrecking ball against our dysfunctional and corrupt establishment. Now Ann Coulter, with her unique insight, candor, and sense of humor, makes the definitive case for why we should all join his revolution.

The three biggest news stories of the 2016 election have been Trump, Trump, and Trump. The media have twisted themselves in knots, trying to grasp how he won over millions of Republicans, whether he really has a shot in November, and what he'd be like as President.

But Ann Coulter isn't puzzled. She knows why Trump was the only one of 17 GOP contenders who captured the spirit of our time. She gets the power of addressing the pain of the silent majority and saying things the PC Thought Police considers unspeakable. She argues that a bull in the china shop is exactly what we need to make America great again.

In this short but powerful book, Coulter explains why conservatives, moderates, and even disgruntled Democrats should set aside their doubts and embrace Trump:

* He's flipped the GOP from a globalist party to a nationalist party, just when it's essential that we put America first in our trade deals and alliances.
* He's abandoned the GOP's decades-long commitment to a bellicose foreign policy, at a time when the entire country is sick of unnecessary wars.
* He's ended GOP pandering to Hispanics with his hard line on immigration. Working class Americans finally have a champion against open borders and cheap immigrant labor.
* He's broken the power of identity politics. It turns out you don't need to act religious to win the Evangelical vote; or talk about your dad the bartender to win the blue collar vote; or have served in the military to win the military vote.
* He's overturned the media's traditional role in setting the agenda and defining who gets to be considered "presidential."
* He's exposed political consultants as grifters and hacks, most of whom don't know real voters from a hole in the ground.

If you're already a Trump fan, Ann Coulter will help you defend and promote your position. If you're not, she might just change your mind."

Genres: Politics, Nonfiction, Audiobook, History, Humor, Biography, American

224 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 2016

About the author

Ann Hart Coulter is an American conservative media pundit, author, syndicated columnist, and lawyer. She became known as a media pundit in the late 1990s, appearing in print and on cable news as an outspoken critic of the Clinton administration. Her first book concerned the impeachment of Bill Clinton and sprang from her experience writing legal briefs for Paula Jones's attorneys, as well as columns she wrote about the cases. Coulter's syndicated column for Universal Press Syndicate appears in newspapers and is featured on conservative websites. Coulter has also written 13 books.

Reviews

[Manny]

I think this is the first time in my life I have ever suggested that people should listen to Rush Limbaugh, but check out Rush Limbaugh literally can't stop laughing at the plight of Ann Coulter. And while you're at it, don't miss the link to The Five Stages of Ann Coulter’s Trump Grief by the same author. I have nothing to add, they've said it all.
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[Update, Apr 13 2017]

Donald Trump is upsetting Ann Coulter again. I was particularly intrigued by the following passage from this recent article in Breitbart:

While most of the left wailed about the return of Nazi Germany under Trump, savvier liberals saw his vulnerability: flattery. All we have to do is praise him! You’ll be shocked at how easy it is.

And, boy, did they lay it on thick with the Syrian misadventure. No sucker’s bait was left on the floor. Cable news hosts gushed, “Trump became president of the United States tonight!” On MSNBC, Brian Williams called the bombing “beautiful” three times in less than a minute. Sen. Lindsey Graham (one of the “women of the Senate,” according to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg) compared Trump to Reagan. The New York Times headlined an article, “On Syria Attack, Trump’s Heart Came First.”

My nightmare scenario: Trump and Jared watching TV together and high-fiving: DID YOU SEE THE NEWS! THEY LOVE YOU! All Trump had to do was pointlessly bomb another country, and it was as if a genie had granted his every wish.

Looking for some upside to this fiasco, desperate Trump supporters bleated that bombing Assad had sent a message to North Korea. Yes, the message is: The Washington establishment is determined to manipulate the president into launching counterproductive military strikes. Our enemies — both foreign and domestic — would be delighted to see our broken country further weaken itself with pointless wars.

Was America strengthened by the Iraq War? The apparently never-ending Afghanistan War? Vietnam? This is how great powers die, which is exactly what the left wants.

Those liberals! It makes your blood boil, doesn't it? But let's hope that nice Mr Putin will walk Donald back to the straight and narrow path of virtue.
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[Update, May 16 2017]

Looking at the recently-posted "Ann Coulter Calls ‘Grotesque’ Donald Trump A Disappointment", we appear to be well into the second act of Boy Meets Girl. Will Act III see the sundered lovers blissfully reunited? I'm on the edge of my seat.

[Mandie Lowe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Up until last year, I disliked Ann Coulter immensely. Not because I had ever read anything she'd written, or watched her on TV, but because the liberal US bloggers I followed hated her with such passion that I assumed she must be the absolute worst. After all, I respected these highly intelligent bloggers (professors, politicians, economists) and if they dislike someone, it must be with good reason.

Then Trump happened.

In February 2016, I was chatting online with my best friend, whose opinion I respect very much, especially where politics are concerned.

Michael: Oh well. On the bright side it looks like Trump will win South Carolina
...
Mandie: Why do you want him to win?
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Michael: I also have no doubt he'd actually be a better president than any of the others.
I've been following the races even closer than usual
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Mandie: I have to say, I also think that Trump would make a good president. I think the guy is a clown, but he didn't get where he got by making stupid decisions.

There I was thinking, Trump, really? I've only ever seen ridicule in the media, what's this about? Michael is a journalist and scholar, if anyone understands politics, history and the media, it's him. I started researching Trump. I read Trump: The Art of the Deal. I watched everything I could find related to Trump (there is a documentary on Youtube about the Trump jet, I highly recommend watching that one). It didn't even take very long for me to board the Trump Train. I am not an American and therefore cannot vote, but I find great joy in witnessing the renewed energy American voters are experiencing right now. Trump is giving Americans hope again, he is really listening to what they have to say and there is a chance here, if he is elected president, for Americans to be in charge of their country once again.

When I heard that Coulter's new book was called "In Trump We Trust", I knew I was going to buy it as soon as it was released. I did so, buying the Kindle edition yesterday and it was wonderful. Coulter is funny, sarcastic, but she cuts through the media and politicians' BS with a clarity that is refreshing. She uses footnotes and direct quotes and by doing so, illustrates how utterly irrelevant the US media has become. They have been either wrong or deceitful every step of the way since Trump declared his intention to run for president. When it is all presented in a coherent format, it makes you mad. Americans are being lied to and they are clearly tired of it.

Ann uses excellent analogies and metaphors to demonstrate exactly how bizarre and stupid current media opinions are on important policies. She compares the unrestrained influx of Muslim refugees to an obtuse party guest:

Are you bringing food to the dinner party?
Even better: I’m bringing a bunch of guests!
No, no—we need a casserole or side dish!
You’re not listening: I’m bringing two dozen of my friends! And they’re not bringing anything either!

That's what's happening, isn't it? America is a poor family, adopting hundreds of sickly orphans, while unable to feed their biological children. It's time to build a wall and stop adopting new kids until you can take care of the ones you have. Isn't that common sense? America is not an infinite bucket of resources, free for anyone who can come within reach. It is time for the administration to stop treating it as such.

Speaking of administration, here is something I find mind-boggling about opposition to Trump in office. We all know, because this is a world-wide phenomenon, that government officials are nearly entirely useless when it comes to getting things done. Have you ever heard anyone speaking of bureaucracy in fond terms? These fat cats are simply not known for their efficiency at helping anyone but themselves. Pushing pencils, yes, losing important documents, yes (Hillary Clinton has been misplacing subpoenaed documents since at least the early 1990's, some of which were found in the White House in 1996, years after being requested...).

Then here comes a guy from the private sector. In the private sector, if you don't get things done, you're out of a job. This is a guy who is known for achieving the impossible. Consider the fiasco that was the Wolman Ice Rink in Central Park. After six years and $13 MILLION, the city concluded that they would have to scrap the entire project and start over. Fed up with witnessing such ineptitude, Trump offered to take over the project (this was not the first time he'd tried, but this time the city agreed, no doubt hoping to humiliate him after he failed to make headway). Trump proposed to have the entire project completed within 4 months, at a total cost of $2,5 million. The project was completed under budget and ahead of schedule.

Is this not the type of guy America needs right now? The guy who gets things done? Hillary's been in the White House, as First Lady, she's been Secretary of State, what did she do, apart from enrich herself through fraudulent ventures? Oh yeah, she got Americans killed, there was that. Her track record is available for all to see, yet it would seem the best reason anyone can come up with for electing her is that she was born with a vagina. Well, if electing a female president is so important, could you guys elect anyone other than Hillary, please? Lots of vaginas to choose from, many of them not attached to pathological liars.

I was reading some statistics about Trump's schedule yesterday. As of yesterday, he's held 222 rallies in 429 days. That does not include press conferences, debates, interviews, meetings, visiting flood victims and all the other events and activities Trump has been involved in since declaring he is running for president. A man willing to work this hard to get to the White House (a considerable downgrade from Mar-a-Lago and Trump Tower) would surely not be satisfied with getting there only to play golf?

I hope that any American citizen still on the fence about Donald J Trump will read this book and reconsider the narrative the media is sticking to. Don't fall for it, you go out and vote to make America great again.

[Robby Binette · Rating 1 out of 5]

It's just as bad as you think it is.

[Mike (the Paladin) · Rating 4 out of 5]

...my recommendation? Just read it.

I know as well as I know my own name that as soon as some see this book they will decide they hate it (no need to actually read it). As I always do I recommend that you try to have an open mind. I think I got a pretty clear picture of Mr. Trump related in Ms. Coulter's inimitable style.

[Debra Daniels-Zeller · Rating 1 out of 5]

After reading this book I'm really puzzled. How did Ann Coulter get books on the best seller list? Also I had to revise my 2 star review to 1 star after hearing Ann Coulter say, Trump won her over "with his Mexican rapist speech." She's so giddy by the mere menton of his name and I'm not really the right audience for reading fan books or something poorly written. (But Ann, serously, you should have gotten an editor.). Ann Coulter starts her book by acknowledging that she "didn't have time to force as many friends as she'd like to read any portion of this book," she should have found the time, believe me, as Donald Trump would say. Riding on the coat tails of Trump fame, Coulter spent entirely too much time in this book discussing what the other candidates said and what the networks said rather than what's so great about Donald Trump. Who will even think twice about these losers next year? BTW Ann, I don't get why "We're going to build a wall," is a policy statement. Where are the details for this to be a policy Ann? What will American taxpayers think when they are duped into paying for the "wall." All politicians promises are crap, we'll build a wall and Mexico will pay for it, is only more crap, we'll end up paying for. This book was so boring and second rate that slogging through it put me to sleep. I can't believe a publisher gave Ann Coulter an advance for this. I got it at the library where by the way there is no waiting list.

[Rama Rao · Rating 5 out of 5]

Trump puts America first

No one is capable of expressing their mind better than Ann Coulter. She cares more about America and justice than any other journalists. Her blogs, her tweets and her books are the best illustrators of her mind, and this book is no different. She is a lone fighter among grifters, hacks, losers and liberals. In this book, the 12-time New York Times bestselling author has rocked the world of journalism.

Ann Coulter has been a staunch supporter of Donald Trump and the first one to point out that his foreign policy is the best since it is designed on "America First" model. “Americans must know that we’re putting the American people first again,” Trump said. In his foreign policy speech, he warned that "On trade, on immigration, on foreign policy, the jobs, incomes and security of the American worker will always be my first priority.” His foreign policy would replace "randomness with purpose,” “ideology with strategy” and “chaos with peace." His mantra is simple; less immigration, especially from Islamic countries, revise trade deals and alliances, and resurrect America as the global leader.

Author Ann Coulter has a unique style of writing. It is an insight into the American political machinery in which both political parties have become immensely corrupt and care more about themselves and political correctness than what is truly needed to make America great again. She makes a definitive case for Donald Trump with all fairness, candor and vigor. She speaks for the silent majority, and unwilling to accept when the country is taken over by lawlessness, Islam and political thuggery. In this book she argues that she will defend and promote the position of a Donald Trump supporter; if you’re not Trump’s supporter, she says that she might just change your mind. It is highly insightful, with skillful arguments and political facts.

[Adam · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ann Coulter is a piece of dog poo and another Republican sound-piece. Another atrocious book by her.

[Reese Copeland · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the book. It captured much of my frustrations with the media, Liberals/Democrats and Republicans as well. Coulter clearly lays the foundation for what attracted people to Trump and why he was wildly popular despite the media working against him and even the Republicans. While I don't agree him with everything Trump says or does, I do like how he won't kow tow to the Republicans and he listens to the voters. Best part of the book, and most frustrating to Liberals, Coulter has foot notes. She backs up what she says.

[Paul · Rating 1 out of 5]

I learned a few things from this book, but it's such a painful mixture of facts and lies that I would recommend it to no one. If you must read it, then take a highlighter and highlight every sentence that has a citation and then read only those. The format of the book is "quotation"(1), fact(2), fact(3), "quotation"(4), fact(5), outlandish claim with no basis in reality, fact(6), ridiculous conclusion. Nonsense. The biggest lesson I took from this book is that everyone with a voice in America is at war with the concept of an "informed voter". The press, the media, the pundits are all enemies of a functioning democracy who willfully, knowingly work to undermine that essential cornerstone of democracy, an informed electorate.

Unlike some of her other books, this one isn't even entertaining. Take a pass.

[Joseph Serwach · Rating 5 out of 5]

2016 elections (in the U.S. And Great Britain) are about one issue: borders

2016 boils down to one major question: whether America builds a wall. That question actually touches far more issues, impacting jobs (open borders with free trade mean more competitors willing to work for lower wages, which drives down U.S. wages, particularly for low income families), U.S. security and crime, terrorism, culture and how many drugs enter the nation.

Even Chris Matthews agrees Donald Trump is "on to something" when he argues if you don't have borders, you don't have a country.

Ann Coulter, showing how she earned her University of Michigan law degree, lays out a case (with more than 250 footnotes) spelling out how Donald Trump scored major wins by zeroing in on one major issue voters actually care most about (and how that issue touches every other issue they care about). She shows how political consultants (concerned most about collecting ad revenue) trained most politicians to recite the same decades-old "safe" lines (and avoid offending the same major donors) again and again, offering little new -- until Trump changed the conversation and dominated the national agenda.

She also details how and why this change in agenda threatens the establishment of both parties and the media. The same debate has played out in Great Britain (the 2016 Brexxit vote) and in Poland and other nations and touches on serious questions: do we out our national interests first or worry more about our place in a global marketplace?

[Gopal Sadagopal · Rating 1 out of 5]

Author makes lots of statements with no regard to facts. Without a doubt to serve up to the Trump crowd - why bother with facts!

She is pretty much on the mark about Trump’s appeal to the right wing republicans. But her justification of him are downright evil.

How is this for a superlative, ‘On August 17, Trump released his first policy paper. It was on immigration, and it was the most august political document since the Magna Carta’

[Cheryl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another Hilarious Coulter Hit!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, which chronicles Trump's rise from political oddity to presidential nominee. Coulter's trademark sarcasm is liberally (!) sprinkled throughout. She accurately pins Trump's appeal on his willingness to confront the issues of illegal immigration and national security, which had been ignored by GOP politicians for decades. My favorite chapter was the last one: "Geniuses," which consists of several pages of quotes from political analysts who predicted Trump's inevitable defeat during the primaries. This book, like all of Coulter's books, is heavily footnoted. This makes it possible to peruse complete quotes, rather than relying on partial statements taken out of context.

[R. · Rating 5 out of 5]

When the Going Gets Rogue, the Rogue Get Going; or, Success Through Excess

Deploying two of the greatest weapons in her arsenal, humor and enthusiasm, Coulter sheds light on how, against all odds, Trump was able to earn his party's nomination, despite the media's attempted mesmerism, the tiresome talk-'round-the-clock soothsaying naysayers and naysaying soothsayers telling us Little Engine style "this cannot be done, this cannot be done, this cannot be done..."

Contrary to what some might think, this book does very little in the way of critiquing the Democrats and their platforms, their positions, their candidates. It's more a Disappointed Big Sister's look at how her own party really dropped the ball and presented the Voting Americans on the Right a selection of vigorously vapid, vapidly vigorous, candidates and frontrunners (some glamorous, some grim) that seemed to have sauntered straight out of a George Saunders novella, strung across the American Political Stage like just so many COD-but-DOA mail-order Semplica Girls. A look at how even Sam Kinison (him, even him) would've been more attractive to the tasteful and discerning Voting Americans on the Right than another lip-biting, head-shaking, "I-Know-You're-Frustrated, I-Am-Too" singing, podium-perching, "conservative" talking-point copycatting, malingering ex-fed Fed-Ex empty-promise messenger. Not because Trump was a holy-rolling messianic return to a bygone mythical great American era where Lawrence Welk was followed by Hee-Haw, followed by a slice of chocolate cake and a cup of milk and, finally, before a 9:30 p.m. bedtime, setting out your Sunday best for church tomorrow.

But, in the final analysis, Coulter's greatest weapon on view here is, perhaps, hope. Yes, hope. Hope that, whatever happens in November the Trump phenomenon sends a message to the overjoyed-to-be-overpaid ITT-Tech certified campaign consultants and data clerks that what a goodly sum of Voting Americans (both on and off the Right) really want to hear, what a goodly sum of Voting Americans (both in and out of the Right) really thrill to believe in, what a goodly sum of Voting Americans (Right, right or wrong) secretly seeks in the viewfinder cannot be measured in clicks and cookies: that page hits are not political prophecy. Amen to that.

[Kevin Keating · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hey I don't think this book was as good as Adios America - not as well footnoted (although don't get me wrong - it is footnoted) - but definitely worth the money I spent buying it new. She's the only one who is out there telling the truth about Trump and the fact that it is his policies and not his personality that has gotten him this far. No one seems to be able to make that leap of undertanding. This book came out just as Trump seemed to indicate some fudging on enforcing immigration laws - if he backs down now he's definitely toast. And Coulter's book will be a laughingstock. Not fair, but let's see what happens. Buy it. Read it.

[Joy · Rating 4 out of 5]

8 -- snarky but interesting. The author was a bit repetitious (maybe she needed a certain word count to get paid?) but Coulter does back up her assertions with quotes and 14 pages of notes in small print in the back.

Trump's obnoxious. He's thick-skinned which is good as the media absolutely loves to misquote him. He's not politically correct which is refreshing. Quote from early in the book: "Although the media tried to portray Trump's popularity as a cult of personality, ironically, the one thing voters weren't wild about was his personality."

[Kevin Durbin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Recommended Reading!!

Particularly if you're tired of the political parties taking your views and opinions for granted. Cheers for Ann Coulter saying it like it is, even if she's sometimes a bit over the top and in your face.

[Sandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Coulter is witty, succinct and backs up her arguments with facts.I truly.enjoyed this book. If you think this country is in trouble, read this book.

[Justin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've struggled a lot in regards to Mr. Trump and what exactly to do with him. This book offers a lot of good insight as to who Mr. Trump is in this election compared to the GOP establishment, and what his policies really are. In short while Donald Trump is no Solomon, he's won largely based on policies and addressing the actual concerns that people (GOP voters) are actually talking about around the water cooler. She correctly points out that the only candidate not beholden to special interest donors is Trump. The only one who isn't politically correct is Trump. The only GOP candidate and presidential candidate who want's to put American interest first is Trump. There's a lot personally I don't like about Trump, but in regards to policy the author points out that he's truly right.

Ms. Coulter rightly points out that this is the last election to really determine our course as a nation......the status quo of the last several decades or to put America first again. I recommend this for those on the fence like I have been. Trump is a wild card , but HRC in comparison is a sure shot that America will be on it's way to becoming Brazil. The last wild card this country had (Reagan) turned out pretty awesome. I'm at least willing to give Trump a chance at "making America great again," rather than give Obama a 3rd term.

[Joseph McGarry · Rating 4 out of 5]

"I told you so."

That seems to be the underlying theme of this book. Ann Coulter was on Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO in 2015. He asked her who had the best chance of winning the election. She answered, "Based on the declared candidates, Donald Trump." The audience laughed. That's why this book has that feeling of "I told you so."

This book was published in August, so it only goes through the primaries. It does not cover the general election. (It is selling a lot better since the election.) She uses a lot of examples from the other candidates, showing that they were sticking to their talking points, using preprogrammed words, and trying to run the same campaign everyone else had for so many years. Donald Trump didn't have any of that, and the voters went with him. No other candidate could have said some of the things he said during the campaign and gotten away with it.

I expect a paperback edition early next year. It will probably have at least one chapter devoted to the general election. She will say, "I told you so."

[Jeanne Eveleigh · Rating 5 out of 5]

The truth at last

I hope a lot of people have time to read this book before they vote. Ann has done her research. Very enjoyable read!

[Jeff · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very persuasive 192 page argument for voting for Donald Trump. There's no political pundit I respect more than Ann Coulter.

[Allen Bagby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another awesome book by Coulter. She's so fun to read. The irony and sarcasm comes with a heavy dose and loved it.

[Magne Salveson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delighted by this stark contrast to MSMs ongoing whining. Debunks accusations.

Started before the election and finished after. Listening to Ann Coulter reading it while driving to and from work was a nice timeout from the Norwegian PC news. Ann debunks a lot of the crap on the elected President whom I hope will be a new Reagan.

[Thurston · Rating 5 out of 5]

Clearly points out the total hypocrisy of do nothing politicians and media who doesn't do their job.
Scathing and searing holes in all the lame protestations such as 'trump is racist'.

Finally someone to take on the CORRUPT establishment

[Drtaxsacto · Rating 2 out of 5]

My liberal friends will think I have either gone off the deep end or something much worse. So why would I read such a book? My brother, who is a Trump supporter recommended the book and challenged me to find any factual errors in the book. The task is a light read - if you can get over the tone which is energetic if you don't dig too deep.

Before I lay out those (and there are a couple of immense proportions) let me offer some reasons to read the book. Coulter is a conservative scold who loves to poke fun at liberals and at the chattering class. The book is replete with tons of quotes from a raft of both conservative and liberal chatterers who have been mostly wrong about where this election would go. At times her jibes are funny and insightful. But she often substitutes repetition for evidence. She is right that all media outlets have begun to employ people who are "experts" without much expertise. They come to their jobs not with a wealth of data but with a wealth of pre-confirmed opinions.

There are a bunch of simple errors in the book. For example, she claims that the GOP lost control of Congress in 2006 because of the immigration issue. That is just nonsense. The GOP got mired in its own self-importance in 2006 AND also had a couple of candidates from the B-Team. They lost because the leadership lost sight of what it takes to be a leader. The same could be said for the dems in 2010.

There are also some assertions that are hard to resist but which the proposed solution probably would not fit the problem. For example, Coulter points out that federal officials have proven incompetent at sorting out visa applications for people from the mid-East - they cannot differentiate terrorists from legitimate seekers of asylum. But is the peril so large that we have to take drastic measures as proposed by Trump?

This wave of immigration has added complexity to American life, no doubt about it. And there are advocates who want to reduce key aspects of American life in response to that. So for example, some immigrants want to impose their religious or cultural beliefs on the rest of us. And we should resist that. But the data seems to show that this generation of immigrants is assimilating quite rapidly both in terms of language acquisition and in terms of inter-marriage. That does not mean there are not forces in society who want to slow that process down (and we should oppose those forces). But the benefits we get outweigh the costs - by a lot. The US has a much less severe demographic profile than Europe or China or Japan - in part because of our importing of human beings.

Coulter makes the case that the American people are grumpy about immigration and trade and she ties the two issues together. That is wrong on several counts. Has the increasing free trade in most of the developed world exported good paying jobs to lower wage countries? The unequivocal answer is no. Indeed, the US has lost a lot of jobs in areas like manufacturing and textiles to other countries. And indeed high school educated workers have lost real (inflation adjusted) wages since that trend began. But the trends are not necessarily correlated. Lower educated workers in developed countries have been losing ground for at least the last 40 years. And manufacturing has moved where cost structures are less expensive. But as I pointed out to my brother when I wrote him back - would the citizens of South Carolina prefer mill jobs in textiles or jobs with BMW? Economic growth is not a zero sum game - it is dynamic. It is what David Ricardo described as comparative advantage or what Joseph Schumpeter described as creative destruction. The real question is what should we do about those larger forces. Trump and Coulter would have us build fortress America - that sure has worked for North Korea.

I recently had lunch with some officials from New Zealand - a country who unilaterally decided to cast off trade barriers more than a decade ago. The evidence from that bold move suggests that the country has benefitted immensely. Their economic growth is robust and they benefit from a vast array of products that they could not produce as well for themselves.

The second set of questions relate to "building the wall" - to trying to stop immigration. There are a couple of trends in immigration which neither Coulter nor Trump have recognized. First, since 1970 the mix of who enters the country has changed - we now get a good proportion of educated people. So for example, a recent report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine shows that for the last decade about 40% of the immigrants coming into the country have a baccalaureate or higher. Building a wall responds to an emotional response brought about by the complexities of adding immigrants in the same kinds of proportions that we did in the last great surge. But if a good proportion of immigrants are coming from Asia - where exactly should we build a wall?

I go back to an excellent book by Julian Simon - called the Economics of Immigration. Simon did the numbers and found that even in the latter generations of US immigrants (where education was a bit lower and the grab for social services a bit higher) the cost of support for an immigrant paid off in less than 36 months. Undoubtedly those numbers have bounced around but they are still quite within the ballpark.

Coulter is an agent-provacateur but if you spend time thinking about her arguments they begin to fall short. That does not mean that I am won over by the other side(s). I am not. But I would have preferred a bit less repetition and a bit more careful analysis of the real data on these kinds of questions.

[Andy Bigley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Want to Understand How Trump Surprised the Electorate?

I've been intrigued how the media, political pundits, and a large portion of the public not only didn't foresee Trump's success, but had written him off as a complete non-contender. I also want to know more about the president-elect as I found him to be rough around the edges during the campaign. What's his history? Strip away the spotlight--what does he believe in? Coulter does a great job of explaining all of it! I found the book to be factually supported and informed--I did not feel like I was reading an op-ed piece. (FYI my vote went to someone else so my reading selection wasn't based on looking for a feel-good, I-told-you-so cheerleading piece about 'my candidate.'). After finishing the book, I'm very optimistic about where President-Elect Trump will lead us and how he will do it.

[James Francis McEnanly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Misunderestimated

This book details Donald Trump's campaign, and how he baffles both the media and political establishments. He has the revolutionary idea that politicians should serve those that they represent, rather than rule over them.
The epilogue of this book is a collection of obituaries for the Donald's political career, all of them flat wrong. Like the Wright Brothers, Robert Goddard and Elon Musk, he has basically left the establishment behind.

[Renie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I recommend everyone read this book now that Tromp won the election. It will explain how and why he won and touches on the liberal media antics. Whether you agree or not it will point out some interesting facts

[Joan Pinchuk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Her Best So Far

Great research as usual and very effective use of humor. My wife and I were constantly laughing out loud. We both recommend it highly. Learn how the media lies.

[Kat Skrien · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you're tired of the same old political rhetoric, biased news coverage and what's happening to this country, read this book. I may be deplorable, but I know who I'm voting for in November.