Forgotten Man and White Populist Resentment

Arthur H. Garrison is a Professor of Criminal Justice at Kutztown University. He holds a doctorate in law and policy from Northeastern University. Dr. Garrison’s research and publications include American political history, criminal justice history, race and policing, constitutional law, legal history, and criminal justice policymaking. He has also published research on the nature of Christianity and the foundations of Christianity in American and Western legal history.

• Introduction, 1. White Populism and Trumpism Adopt the Narrative of the Forgotten Man, 2. Newsweek's Forgotten Man: White Populism and Trumpism's Adoption of the Great Replacement Theory, 3. Examining the Thoughts and Observations of Trumpism: Ideas, Rhetoric, and Values, 4. The Elections of 2008 and 2012 and COVID: Precursors to January 6th, 5. January 6th, 6. The January 6th Insurrection and Trumpism Prevails in the Republican Party, 7. The January 6th Insurrection and Why It Matters, 8. Trump and the 2022 Midterm Elections: A Precursor of the 2024 Elections, 9. The Rise of Authoritarianism: How It Can Happen Here, 10. The Rule of Law and Accountability to the Law: Executive Branch Attorneys Prevail over Trump’s Big Lie, 11. The Rule of Law and Accountability to the Law: How the Judiciary Held against Trumpism, 12. How Trump Won the 2024 Election, 13. Epilogue: Selected Executive Orders of Trump 2.0

“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)