Relic: How Our Constitution Undermines Effective Government--And Why We Need a More Powerful Presidency

by Terry M. Moe and William G. Howell

Book Overview

Our government is failing us. From health care to immigration, from the tax code to climate change, our political institutions cannot deal effectively with the challenges of modern society. Why the dysfunction? Contemporary reformers single out the usual suspects, including polarization and the rise in campaign spending. But what if the roots go much deeper, to the nation's founding?

In Relic, William G. Howell and Terry M. Moe point...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465042694
• ISBN13: 9780465042692
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.7" x 8.3"