FREDERIC C. RICH is the author of the dystopian political novel, Christian Nation (W. W. Norton, 2013), which predicted that a demagogic populist, serving theocratic ends, could be elected president in 2016. His second book was a nonfiction exploration of environmental politics and philosophy, Getting to Green, Saving Nature: A Bipartisan Solution (W. W. Norton, 2016). Rich had a first career as an environmental leader and international corporate lawyer. He lives in Manhattan and the Hudson Valley of New York. See www.FredericRich.com .