Chronicling and analyzing resistance to the threat that autocracy poses to American liberal democracy, this book provides the definitive account of Trump's assault on truth and his populist attacks on expertise, as well as scientific and legal opposition to them.

Richard L. Abel is Michael J. Connell Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus and Distinguished Research Professor, UCLA, USA.

Preface vi

Acronyms ix

Dramatis Personae xii

1 The Autocrats' War on Expertise 1

2 Politicizing Professional Expertise: The Trump Administration's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic 10

3 The COVID-19 Pandemic After the 2020 Election 96

4 A Permanent War on Science? 162

References 189

Index 194