Richard Cooke takes a close-up look at the state of the United States. From the theology of opioids to the aftermath of a mass shooting, from #MeToo to the paintings of George W. Bush, Cooke’s reporting takes him from an East Coast ravaged by climate change to the dangerous world of the US–Mexico border. This is not another diner-hopping week in Trump country: it’s a radical effort to capture dissonant and varied Americas, across more than twenty states. In brilliantly rendered accounts of poets, politicians and poisoned cities, Cooke finds a nation splintering under the weight of alienation, but showing resilience and hope in the most unexpected ways. Trump, Donald, 1946- | Politics & government. | Society & Social Sciences. | United States -- History -- 21st century. | United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century. | United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century. | Australian