"A worthy sequel to Kennedy's The Immaculate Mistake --here now is an in-depth examination of Trump's malevolent rhetoric that is so damaging to America's psyche. Kennedy identifies in starkest terms the malignancy of Trump-speak that desires to confuse good and evil while promising an escape from truth. Nevertheless, Kennedy offers confidence that America can return to a healthy state of rhetorical good by seeking Wisdom as personified in the Psalms and Proverbs. A must-read for America!" --Gerald B. Cleaver, moderator of "Concerns of a Pre-Trump Republican" "I can't remember the last time I read a book on rhetoric that I couldn't put down. In fact, I've never read a book on rhetoric that I couldn't put down--until this one by Rodney Kennedy. He combines the erudition of a scholar who knows the power of words with the passion of an old-time prophetic preacher who calls us to discern what's going on and work for the change needed in our society." --Kyle Childress, pastor, Austin Heights Baptist Church "Rod Kennedy's expertise in a broad range of theology and rhetorical criticism, combined with a razor-sharp wit, unlocks a new clarity in understanding the Trump era that is both sophisticated and approachable.

This book demonstrates how terms like 'good' and 'evil' can still have power at a time when words are often thought to have lost their meaning. And in the wake of January 6, our democracy might just depend on such an urgent moral imagination." --Jeremy Fuzy, Voices editor, Word&Way.