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How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremism
Basic Books
September 2013
On Sale: September 3, 2013
272 pages ISBN: 0465074731 EAN: 9780465074730 Kindle: B007UPDFKA Paperback / e-Book (reprint)
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Non-Fiction Political
Congress’ approval ratings are at record lows, and both
Democrats and Republicans are disgusted by the government’s
inability to get anything done. In their New York
Times bestseller, It’s Even Worse Than It Looks,
Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein present a grim picture of
how personal pettiness has led the United States to the
brink of institutional failure. The legislative process has
been stuck in a grinding gridlock since 2006 because
artificial barriers to compromise are exacerbating
pre-existing structural deficiencies in all branches of
government. While no “silver bullet” reform can solve
everything, the authors argue for specific guidelines to fix
Congress’ functionality and rescue American democracy from
the bickering and gridlock of recent decades. With substantial new material that addresses the
overwhelming media and public response to the book’s
arguments, explores how President Obama and the new Congress
might work together more efficiently in the crucial years to
come, and previews the fundamental issues that they will
confront over the next four years, It’s Even Worse Than
It Looks is essential reading for everyone concerned
with the precarious state of our country.
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