Not Normal : A Progressive's Diary of the Year After Trump's Election

In November 2016, the United States experienced a presidential election of immense cultural, political, and historical significance. Now—roughly one year later—the headlines continue to sizzle with the tumultuous events of Donald Trump’s dramatic stay in the White House.

Not Normal is Stuart Shapiro’s diary of Trump’s first year in office, beginning the very night of the fateful election. Written from Professor Shapiro’s progressive political perspective, the major events of America’s wild year are chronicled here, featuring his reactions and analyses of the impact they’ve had on the American people—and what they mean going forward.

Follow along as Professor Shapiro provides bristling commentary on the most memorable political events of the last twelve months, including the assembly of Trump’s cabinet members, the travel ban, health-care reform, gun control, the merging of sports and politics, the ongoing scandal with Russia—and of course the most blunt and shocking use of social media by any US president.

Featuring select columns written by Professor Shapiro originally published by The Hill, this diary is a guide for the layperson on what has and has not been normal about Trump’s presidency and the current state of public policy in the United States.

Stuart Shapiro is a professor of public policy at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. The author of The Politics of Regulatory Reform and Analysis and Public Policy: Successes, Failures, and Directions for Reform, he is also a contributor to The Hill and Newark's Star-Ledger.

Prior to his time at Rutgers University, Professor Shapiro worked for the Office of Management and Budget under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

Professor Shapiro holds a PhD in public policy from Harvard University.