Introduction : we are the problem -- Constitutional design and democracy -- Political psychology and democratic competence -- Why we vote for economic inequality -- The news media, new media, and democracy -- Gridlock and American political institutions -- First do no harm -- America's recovery plan -- Conclusions
Summary
In this book, author Kirby Goidel makes the controversial case that the American political system suffers from too much democracy and that the trend toward greater democratization has led to greater citizen frustration, increasing distrust of government, and institutional gridlock
