social media, see internet and social media
Social Security, 105, 229, 237, 238, 450
Solow, Sara, 103
Somoza, Anastasia, 251
Soros, George, 364
South Carolina, 70, 71, 199–200, 439–40
Southern Poverty Law Center, 367
Soviet Union, 9, 268, 328, 329, 331, 458
in Cold War, 56, 332, 333
Spayd, Liz, 320
Spence, Roy, 254–55
Springsteen, Bruce, 377
Sputnik, 350, 359
Square Deal, 78
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 257
State Department, 61, 63, 100, 134, 338
Benghazi Committee and, 299
classified documents and, 305–7, 310–11
Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, 4, 29, 39, 45, 48, 52, 53, 60–61, 68, 126, 156, 167, 202–3, 218, 279, 293, 296, 328, 344, 353, 399
Hillary Clinton’s emails and, 295–96, 295–96, 297, 299–300, 302–3, 306, 322, 341, 348
Inspector General of, 295–96, 304
press corps of, 69
Russian compounds and, 358
Wikileaks and, 344
steel industry, 240, 271, 285, 397
Stein, Jill, 336, 411–12
Steininger, Ruline, 95–96
STEM teachers, 43
Stevenson, Adlai, 25, 448–49
Stone, Elizabeth, 175–76
Stone, Roger, 345, 347, 357
Strayed, Cheryl, 162
Strider, Burns, 467
Strong for a Moment Like This (Shillady), 32–33
suffragettes and voting rights, 13–14, 18, 28, 246, 257, 259
Sullivan, Jake, 63, 94, 103, 104, 227, 230, 254–55, 342, 381, 387, 467
Sullivan, Margaret, 303, 305
superdelegates, 244–45
super PACs, 228
Supreme Court, 170, 188, 408
campaign financing and, 76, 97, 228
presidential election of 2000 and, 5
Roe v. Wade, 130, 131
Voting Rights Act and, 76, 419
Sweden, 239–40
Swisher, Kara, 392
Sweet Maple Cafe, 173
Sykes, Charlie, 366, 367
Syria, 48, 66, 220, 221, 333
Taft, William Howard, 5
Tanzania, 297
Tarbell, Ida, 142
Tartt, Donna, 467
Tatham, Laura, 468
taxes, 233, 236, 239, 241, 271, 408, 423, 443
of Clintons, 302, 350
of Trump, 223, 414
Tea Party, 53, 237
technology, 39, 70–71, 78, 240–41, 431, 436
artificial intelligence, 240, 241
automation, 8, 78, 240, 436
internet, see internet and social media
terrorism, 8, 39, 54, 74, 105, 328, 411, 412, 416
Benghazi attack, 11, 230–31, 273, 297–99, 304, 370
ISIS, 48–49, 218, 221, 232, 359
see also September 11 attacks
Testino, Mario, 467
Texas, 131
Thanksgiving, 28–29
There’s Something About Mary, 227
third-party candidates, 362, 401, 402, 411–12
Tiananmen Square massacre, 334
Tillich, Paul, 430–31
Time, 232, 361–62, 363
Tocqueville, Alexis de, 432, 436, 442
Todd, Charles (pen name), 29
Todd, Chuck (television journalist), 232
Too Small to Fail, 43
torture, 218, 299
Totti, Sofia, 55
trade, 235–36, 237, 284, 417
Traister, Rebecca, 344, 392
Trayvon Martin Foundation, 179, 185
Trocker, Dana, 468
True Believer, The (Hoffer), 10
Trump, Donald, 6, 23, 32, 49–50, 60, 74–76, 79–81, 119, 122, 205, 207, 229, 236–37, 246, 254, 264, 265, 275, 277, 281, 286, 317, 321, 322, 326, 352, 381, 435, 460
administration of, 23–24, 232–33, 449–51, 457
business career of, 15, 414, 415
coal communities and, 270, 271, 273, 282
Comey fired by, 290–91
“Crooked Hillary” campaign of, 4, 229, 403, 405
crowd at inauguration of, 12–13
debate preparation eschewed by, 232
in debates, 7, 105–7, 134–39, 232, 346, 373–74
Democratic supporters of, 416–17, 422
dictators admired by, 334, 337
domineering style of, 134–35, 136
election victory of, 386–88, 393
explanations for support for, 407–10
financial ties to Russia, 335–37, 346, 355, 358
first hundred days in office, 232–33
foreign policy and, 233, 334–35
guns and, 187–88, 191
health care and, 232, 233, 238, 281, 443
Hillary Clinton’s debates with, 134–39, 232, 346, 373–74
Hillary Clinton’s prep sessions for debates with, 84, 103–7, 138
inaugural address of, 7–8, 10–11
inauguration of, 3–8, 10–13
Khan family and, 256, 398, 413
“Make America Great Again” slogan of, 277
media and, 7, 44, 232, 318, 398–400
Mexican immigrants and, 7, 15, 224–25, 232, 233, 277, 413, 415
mistakes as viewed by, 46, 120
Muslims and, 233, 277, 413
in NBC’s “Commander in Chief Forum,” 217–22
Obama’s birth certificate and, 6, 7, 415
opioid epidemic and, 63
policy and, 231–32, 414
Pope Francis and, 335, 360, 443
populist appeal of, 237, 273, 422
presidential candidacy declared by, 7
Putin and, 233, 333–35, 337, 339, 341, 343, 345, 346, 352, 369, 373–75, 387, 409
rallies of, 126, 187–88, 301, 387, 405, 443
Republican convention speech of, 249, 255
Republicans’ denunciation of, 218
and sanctions against Russia, 358, 371, 374
“Second Amendment people” remark of, 188
sexual assault comments of, 15, 106, 114, 127, 136, 138–39, 140, 347–49, 388, 413
taxes of, 223, 414
Trump Foundation and, 46–47, 223
Trump University and, 23, 223
in video spoof for Legislative Correspondents dinner, 6–7
voter fraud alleged by, 419–21
votes against Hillary Clinton vs. votes for, 399
wall-building idea of, 224–25, 232, 233
wedding to Melania, 6
WikiLeaks and, 348–49
wiretapping accusations against Obama, 9–10
women as viewed and treated by, 15, 106, 114, 127, 136–39, 140, 347–49, 388, 413
Women’s March protesting, 13, 14, 15, 451
Trump, Donald, Jr., 335, 374
Trump, Eric, 335
Trump, Melania, 6
Trump, Tiffany, 12
Trump Foundation, 46–47, 223
Trump SoHo, 336
Trump University, 23, 223
Truth, Sojourner, 142
truth and facts, 8–9, 301, 326, 365, 372, 458
conspiracy theories and, 191, 326, 342, 352, 365, 366, 407
and defining reality, 9
fake news and, 349–52, 359–61, 372, 393, 406, 418
right-wing war on, 365–69, 370
“truthiness,” 9
Tubman, Harriet, x, xiv
Tur, Katy, 341
Turner, Katherine, 310, 468
Twitter, 23, 71, 76, 115, 253, 314, 331, 335, 350, 356, 357, 372, 422, 443
“bots” and, 360
propaganda and, 359–62
Women’s March and, 13, 14, 15
Uber, 137
Ukraine, 330–31, 333, 336, 339–41, 343, 360, 364, 372
Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher, 242
UltraViolet, 23
Umpqua Community College shooting, 187
unions, 235, 241, 268, 275, 284, 286, 417
United Kingdom, 50, 235, 335, 365, 368
United Methodist Church, 32, 54, 112, 196–97, 432, 457
United Mine Workers of America, 269–70, 276
United Nations, 129, 364
Security Council, 328
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 448
University of Arkansas, 128
University of Chicago, 413
University of Southern California, 360
University of Texas at Austin, 436–37