Four of these five also went to Catholic schools — Clarence Thomas to Jesuit Holy Cross College, Neil Gorsuch and Kavanagh to Jesuit Georgetown Prep and John Roberts to La Lumiere School. Samuel Alito was raised in a traditional Italian American Catholic family environment. Pius XI, who had in seen up close in Poland the brutal atheistic Soviet threat in operation, was worried about expanding Soviet influence. Hopefully, some the these men will also read the important Vatican I book. If these male Catholic Justices are, based on their purported take on Catholic moral teachings, going to make legal rules for over million American women about female reproductive matters, these Justices should at least understand the mythological origin of these teachings. Of course. Of course, as few Catholics seem to know, popes have earlier reversed themselves on moral issues like slavery and usury. So much for unchanging infallible truths! That said, with Kavanagh on the Supreme Court, as appears likely, Roe v.

Wade can be expected to be limited greatly, executive authority will likely be almost unlimited in immigration, foreign relations and other important areas, and corporate political donations will remain almost unlimited. These surely are trying times for the US. This can happen again. The president is given to fits, watches a huge amount of television and gets angry over every criticism, there is no bureaucratic system working so things happen haphazardly especially when Trump makes announcements via Twitter without telling his staff beforehand, all leading to dysfunction. Trump also has a vision of an American economy based upon factories that ceased to exist several decades ago. That has led him to make several of his decisions on trade in an attempt to move the economy backwards. Most important, the book gives a real understanding for how and why Trump does what he does.

Any kind of behind the scenes book like this will bring up questions about sources. At the end there are extensive footnotes, but these are mostly for specific events like a Trump press conference, etc. The real heart of the book comes from several former members of the administration and Trump employees who talked to Woodward. McMaster the former National Security Adviser. There are more, but those are some of the most apparent. On to what the book says about the Trump administration. The first issue is dysfunction. This problem starts at the top. Instead, Trump likes to improvise in many situations, and his mind often wonders from subject to subject. Few were actually asking to do this. The courts ended up overturning the ban, something that could have been avoided if Trump had followed what his staff wanted to do. Trump also would flip back and forth on issues, and had no apparent memory for things that he had said before.

The Muller investigation also unhinged the president. When Muller was first appointed Trump got so mad that his economic adviser Cohn said the White House was incapacitated for weeks. Trump would also go off on rants and make rash decisions based upon what he saw on TV. For instance, his chief of staff Kelly suggested his deputy Kelly Nielsen succeed him as Homeland Security Secretary. Trump agreed, but when she was criticized on Fox News he changed his mind. Kelly was eventually able to get the president to back Nielsen, but it showed how Trump could suddenly change his opinion due to the media.

Next came the administration. Priebus and his successor as chief of staff John Kelly tried to impose rules and order on how things were done such as organizing meetings, policy papers being written and delivered to them, controlling who would see the president, etc. None of what they tried work. For example, the White House authorized an investigation into China stealing intellectual property rights. When this was finished, the U. could impose tariffs upon Beijing and would likely have many allies in Europe and other areas that would join the U. in pressuring China. This overturned the whole process that was planned with the investigation and building up allies against China. That in a nut shell is how the Trump administration works. Various people can come into the Oval Office or call Trump and get him to do things without consultations with any others.

Trump ended up firing Tillerson via a Tweet without telling anyone including the Secretary of State beforehand. National Security Adviser McMaster wanted to quit over many of the same issues, and eventually resigned. Cohn agreed to stay on until the tax cut bill was finished, but then left. Having come from a business background Trump saw almost everything in terms of money. He thought the main priority of the U. government should be making a profit. For example, in general Trump did not believe in any of the longstanding U. alliances like NATO or allies such as South Korea. On the latter Trump would constantly focus upon two issues. First, the U. had a trade deficit, and second the U. had a large military presence there. Trump said both made America lose money and he was against both. He even asked why the U. had an alliance with South Korea to begin with, wanted to end a free trade agreement with the country and withdraw U.

His national security staff had to constantly remind him that South Korea was necessary to deal with North Korea that was expanding its nuclear program. At one meeting Defense Secretary Mattis even said that South Korea was necessary to stop World War III. Trump would constantly complain about the relationship anyways. Another example was that Trump said the goal of the U. military should be making money, and would constantly criticize generals for not thinking about that. He said the U. This idea also explains why Trump is against all trade agreements, is imposing tariffs, and is opposed to things like NATO because he believes they cost the U. His views would lead to constant turmoil with his staff, and represents a rather crass and amoral vision of how the United States should act.

The book also highlights that Trump has an anachronistic view of the American economy. This is never going to happen. The U. economy is now based upon services and hi-tech. The advances in technology also mean that the factories that are in the United States only employ a fraction of the people they once did. Overall, this book is highly recommended. It might not be the most exciting read as Woodward has a rather bland style. The main take away is that it helps a reader explain why Trump does things. Trump himself was not interviewed.

There is no sensationalism or comment by the author. As a journalist, he has let the characters speak for themselves. The book is quite detailed and some readers may start to lose interest part of the way through, longing for an overview or executive summary. I would have liked some context, some analysis and some history. And when you get to the end of the book it just. Because the story has not finished. Already there have been several books written about the Trump presidency and there will be many more 1. This contribution is the book equivalent of the newspaper of record 2.

It is sensible, believable and trustworthy. You do not get more authoritative in journalistic circles than the author, Bob Woodward. Surprisingly, it is also very readable. This is an experienced journalist telling a story. The central character is Trump, surrounded by a continuously changing constellation of other characters that form the basis of this story. Even if you are not normally interested in politics, this is a compelling read, although the details and the cast of characters can be confusing. It is not a salacious read. THE BOOK STARTS with a 7-page Prologue set eight months into the Trump presidency in September It describes the story of the South Korea letter. Trump thought that the US was being ripped off by US spending in support of South Korea defence and by the US-South Korea trade agreement. He wanted to reduce the defence spending and stop the trade agreement.

The letter, if signed would have killed the trade agreement. His aides thought this was a bad idea. After this taster, the book proper begins with a flashback to August Trump has won the Republican nomination and Steve Bannon is about to formally join his team. THE STYLE in the early part of the book includes much reconstructed conversation. These conversations often includes expletives. However, as the book progresses the style becomes less conversational and with larger paragraphs of background information. The expletives also become less common. I agree, Trump said. He tried to explain. If you as the federal government borrow money through issuing bonds, you are increasing the U. What do you mean? Trump asked. Just run the presses — print money. No more of me doing my own thing. It was a major concession that Jared and Ivanka would not make. Perhaps the only exception was a toughening stance on China and an awareness that China was the true rival in international affairs.

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The focus is on the explosive debates and the decision-making in the Oval Office, the Situation Room, Air Force One and the White House residence. Of course. Trump would also go off on rants and make rash decisions based upon what he saw on TV. Cohn agreed to stay on until the tax cut bill was finished, but then left. Who will legitimate Pence? Self publishing. All, even Trump supporters, should read this book to understand better the threat Pence poses even for Trump.

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