"Everyone's got a favorite scapegoat for America's decline, but what if the problem turned out to be deeper than just dishonest politicians? What if democracy itself was making us mediocre? Could it be that voters have too much power? What if it's our fault? Those are a few of the bracing questions David Harsanyi raises in this brilliant corrective to ... Read morethe mindless populism sweeping
and possibly destroying
our country. Buy three copies. It'll be the smartest thing you read this year."
Tucker Carlson, co-host of FOX & Friends Weekend and editor-in-chief of The Daily Caller "Our Founders thought that a pure democracy was 'the greatest of evils,' a destructive volcano, and liable to commit suicide. Unfortunately, modern Americans have come to believe the precise opposite. David Harsanyi takes on the difficult task of convincing readers that their preconceptions of democracy are wrong. Our Constitution gives us something even better than a pure democracy: we have a democratic republic, with many checks and balances that protect us from the tyranny of a bare majority. The foundations of our Constitution are badly misunderstood. Harsanyi's work will help to restore an understanding of the Founders' work."
Tara Ross, author of Enlightened Democracy: The Case for the Electoral College Show Less