| Contract to Unite Amer Contributor(s): Simon, Neal (Author) |
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ISBN: 1645430642 ISBN-13: 9781645430643 Publisher: Realclear Publishing OUR PRICE: $25.20 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties - Political Science | American Government - National - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy |
| LCCN: 2019916321 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.9" W x 8.3" (1.00 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "The alternate domination of one faction over another, natural to party dissension...is itself a frightful despotism." -- George Washington George Washington's nightmare has been realized. Despite his warning about the negative effects of party loyalties, the U.S. government has become paralyzed by partisanship, allowing national challenges to go unaddressed. As an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018, Neal Simon witnessed the destructive nature of modern American politics. He experienced firsthand the perverse incentives that push candidates and lawmakers to ideological extremes. He watched as party leaders resisted pragmatic solutions to our nation's problems. He saw politicians prioritize loyalty to their party bases over progress for the American people. In this comprehensive analysis of United States politics, Simon shows how degradations in party primaries, campaign finances, and election rules have caused American self-government to collapse into gridlock and divi |