The Republican Civil War

Stephanie Muravchik teaches American politics at Claremont McKenna College and is an associate fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture. Her previous books include Trump's Democrats (2020, with Jon A. Shields). Her writings have also appeared in popular outlets, including the Bulwark, New York Times, and Hedgehog Review. Jon A. Shields is a professor of American politics in the government department at Claremont McKenna College. His previous books include Trump's Democrats (2020, with Stephanie Muravchik). His writings have also appeared in a range of popular outlets, including the Atlantic, Bulwark, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and New York Times.

• List of Tables and Figures IntroductionChapter One: Rural Consciousness Chapter Two: The Class War Chapter Three: Cancel Culture for Conservatives Chapter Four: National Conservatism Chapter Five: The Establishment Strikes BackChapter Six: The Republican Establishment and its Critics Epilogue: The Future of the GOPAppendix: Note on Interviews AcknowledgementsIndex

If you want to learn about factionalism within the two major parties, this book is a great place to begin. A revolution is well underway, and Wyoming is an especially interesting state to study how it has unfolded. With just a handful of Democrats isolated in glitzy Jackson, Republicans are free to wage war against each other everywhere else. Not content with one-party ascendancy, they go at each other hammer and tongs stoked by the tendentious issues of the social media age. Money still matters, but the populists know how to win at the polls. Let's watch and see if they learn how to govern.