Parliamentary America: The Least Radical Means of Radically Repairing Our Broken Democracy

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION. Happier Birthdays, Better Parties

PART I.

How We Got Here

CHAPTER 1.The Third Constitutional Crisis

CHAPTER 2.The Third-Party Dilemma

CHAPTER 3.Constitutional Gridlock: How a System We Managed for Two Centuries Suddenly Went off the Rails

CHAPTER 4.The End of Trust: Experts, the Government, and the Media

PART II.

The World Tour

CHAPTER 5.The European Tour: England, France, and Germany

CHAPTER 6.Democratic Variations: Israel, Taiwan, Brazil, and Venezuela

PART III.

Three Amendments That Will Fix Our Broken System

CHAPTER 7.Reinventing the House of Representatives: More Voices, More Parties, More Power

CHAPTER 8.Reinventing Presidential Elections: The Art of Coalition Politics

CHAPTER 9.Reinventing Presidential Removal: How “No Confidence” Instills Confidence

PART IV.

The Politics of Ratification and Envisioning Parliamentary America

CHAPTER 10.Achieving Coalition Governance: The Politics of Passing These Amendments

CHAPTER 11.Parliamentary America: Toward Better Politics, Further Reforms, and a Civil Society

CONCLUSION.From “We the People” to “We the Framers”

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

APPENDIX

NOTES

INDEX