USA Political Science Prof. view on current USA presidential election contest

A Prof. of Political Science (of University of Hawaii, USA) view on current USA presidential election contest, printed in The Hindu yesterday (12th Sept. 2015): http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/donald-trumps-run-for-the-republican-presidential-nomination/article7642384.ece.

A short extract from it:
The idea that economic growth can only be ensured by slashing taxes on the rich; further dismantling the welfare state; full-scale deregulation; and steeper reductions in state spending has left the U.S. in a shambles. The polarisation of society in terms of wealth has reached levels not seen since the 1920s; real wages for working class Americans have flatlined; a shrinking middle class is faced with bleaker prospects than ever; ...

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