The cruelty is the point: the past, present, and future of Trump's America

Introduction: Promises made, promises kept

The cruelty of backlash: Is this the second redemption?

The cruelty of the lost cause: The myth of the kindly General Lee

The cruelty of the lies we tell ourselves: The nationalist's delusion

The cruelty of reconciliation: Civility is overrated

The cruelty of the mob: The cruelty is the point

The cruelty of the nativists: White nationalism's deep American roots

The cruelty of the Stephen Millers: Not the right way

The cruelty of conspiracy: Why Tamika Mallory won't condemn Farrakhan

The cruelty of exclusion: What we do now will define us forever

The cruelty of Philo-Semitism: The Jewish divide

The cruelty of the COVID contract: The Coronavirus was an emergency until Trump found out who was dying

The cruelty of the code of silence: Abolish police unions

The cruelty of the president: The new reconstruction

Conclusion: The slow fall of authoritarian America.