The Rise and Decline of America's Political Order

I appreciate these two thoughtful reviews by Steven Hayward and Will Marshall.  Each has forced me to think and reexamine my arguments.  I understand that there are rival partisan views of the current scene—that some Democrats see Republicans as extreme and President Obama as a moderate, and that some Republicans see Obama as an extremist and themselves as practical reformers.  There is little point in trying to settle those arguments here; perhaps the voters at some point will settle it for us. Read more.