Description
Bill Bryson meets Thomas Frank in this deeply insightful, unexpectedly hilarious story of how politicians hijacked American democracy and how we can take it back
The democracy you live in today is differentcompletely differentfrom the democracy you were born into. You probably dont realize just how radically your republic has been altered during your lifetime. Yet more than any policy issue, political trend, or even Donald Trump himself, our redesigned system of government is responsible for the peril America faces today.
What explains the gap between what We, the People want and what our elected leaders do? How can we fix our politics before its too late? And how can we truly understand the state of our democracy without wanting to crawl under a rock? Thats what former Obama speechwriter David Litt set out to answer.
Poking into forgotten corners of history, translating political science into plain English, and traveling the country to meet experts and activists, Litt explains how the worlds greatest experiment in democracy went awry.
(He also tries to crash a party at Mitch McConnells former frat house. It goes poorly.)
The result of Litts journey is something you might not have thought possible: a page-turner about the political process. Youll meet the Supreme Court justice charged with murder, learn how James Madisons college roommate broke the Senate, encounter a citrus thief who embodies whats wrong with our elections, and join Belle the bill as she tries to become a law (a quest far more harrowing than the one in Schoolhouse Rock!).
Yet despite his clear-eyed assessment of the dangers we face, Litt remains audaciously optimistic. He offers a to-do list of bold yet achievable changesa blueprint for restoring the balance of power in America before its too late.
Author: David Litt
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Ecco Press
Published: 06/08/2021
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.30w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780062879370
Language: English
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