“Many progressives did not foresee the possibility of Donald Trump being twice elected and were blind to the fact that millions of men across the United States who despise feminist women, immigrants, refugees, and others at the margins now dominate the base of the Republican Party. How and why did this happen? This book is essential reading for anyone seeking meaningful answers to this question. It also sensitizes those seeking a more equitable society to the dangers of complacency and the need to develop short and long-term strategies for change in a time when this kind of visionary but pragmatic thinking is desperately needed.”Walter S. DeKeseredy, Anna Deane Carlson Chair of Social Sciences, Director of the Research Center on Violence and Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University“A persuasive argument. Garrison illuminates how Trump has fatefully revived the white conservative politics of Barry Goldwater, George Wallace, and Richard Nixon.”Charles Derber, Professor of Sociology, Boston College, and author of Bonfire (2025) and Fighting Oligarchy (2025)“In The Forgotten Man and White Populist Resentment, Arthur Garrison offers a critical look at the forces within American conservatism that have culminated in the presidency of Donald Trump. Those concerned by Trump’s leadership will benefit from Garrison’s historical sweep and up-to-date analysis. Perhaps most crucially, Garrison also offers insight into how anti-Trump actors can offer more meaningful solutions to America’s problems to help keep the republic.”Samuel Piccolo, Assistant Professor for Political Science, Baruch College, CUNY “An illuminating account of how our long history of White racial politics of fear and resentment have pushed us toward where we are today: mainstreamed distrust of Federal authority, January 6 insurrection denial, election skepticism, disregard for the rule of law, criminalization of immigration, growth in autocratic presidential powers – in short, Trumpism.”David Swartz, Professor of Sociology, Boston University, and author of The Academic Trumpists (Routledge, 2024)