Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America — Power as Performance
What if the political style associated with Donald Trump makes more sense when we trace the systems that rewarded it decades before he reached Washington?
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.
Using Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America by Maggie Haberman as our lens, this Deep Dive examines the environments and relationships that Haberman argues shaped Trump long before his presidential campaigns.
Her account moves through New York real estate, political machines, tabloid media, celebrity culture, business disputes…
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