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Dan P. McAdams

Dan P. McAdams

Dan P. McAdams is the Henry Wade Rogers professor of psychology and professor of human development and social policy at Northwestern University’s School of Education and Social Policy. He is the author of “The Strange Case of Donald J. Trump: A Psychological Reckoning” (2020) and “The Redemptive Self: Stories Americans Live By” (2006).

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The Mass Psychology of Trumpism

The Mass Psychology of Trumpism

In the eyes of his supporters, Trump possesses extraordinary powers that are wielded for good and against evil. Who cares if he is flawed? So what if he lacks certain distinctively human qualities? What does it matter that he is rude, authoritarian or even a criminal?

Dan P. McAdams