The Torn States of America

awaiting the outcome of the American presidential election in autumn 2024. Will the Democrats, in the tradition of Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden, once again manage to defend their ideas of freedom and responsibility against the populism of the Republicans à la Donald Trump? USA expert and long-time ARD radio correspondent in Washington Arthur Landwehr traces the moods and expectations of US voters at the start of the primaries. He describes the election campaign as a culture war that threatens to tear the USA apart. At the centre: the fear of relegation among whites and the increasing self-confidence of blacks and Hispanics, the myth of the cowboy and the influence of woke intellectuals (keyword: cancel culture), the exclusionary tribal behaviour and "America first" in the interior of the country and the promises of cultural openness in the liberal coastal states. And above all, the question: What does this have to do with us Germans and with transatlantic relations? Arthur Landwehr provides first-hand insights into domestic politics, foreign policy and, above all, the political culture of the USA are the focus of this non-fiction book. It is fuelled by the experiences and insights of journalist Arthur Landwehr - who worked for years as a radio correspondent in Washington - into everyday life in the USA and its citizens. "The Torn States of America" is essential reading for anyone who wants to find out first-hand about the USA and its political future.