A review by rcollins1701
Behold, America: A History of America First and the American Dream by Sarah Churchwell

4.0

Trump's "America First" motto has a long history, none of it good. Churchwell, along with other historians, argue that fascism, though first named and practiced as such in Italy, has its ideological origins in the United States. Churchwell also shows us how recent the concept of the American Dream as a synonym for financial prosperity is, and how misguided it is. A must read for anyone willing to peel back the façade of American exceptionalism and glimpse the rot underneath.