What if Trump wasn't an exception, but an expression of something much deeper? What if "Make America Great Again" doesn't disappear with one man? What if this is the beginning of a long political era?
In his book Behind the Scenes, Torbjørn Rowe Isaacson delves into the ideas and environments that have shaped the characters behind Trump, bypassing speeches and headlines. It shows how thinkers, strategists, and influential figures developed a comprehensive critique of liberalism, globalization, and the established order, and how thesemindset on the American right.
This is not just populism and cult of personality, but a project with deep philosophical and political roots.
Isaacson himself had personal experience with these complex issues; in his youth, he frequented libertarian circles and learned about the thought that shaped the current Make America Great Again (Maga) movement. Many underestimate the fundamental nature of the political changes we face. To understand what is happening in the United States - and how it is also affecting Europe - we need to understand the forcesthe motive behind it, and to understand Trump's thinkers.
