Recommendation: This book is a must-read for anyone looking to understand the reasons behind the growing apathy in American politics. Dionne provides a compelling analysis of how political rhetoric and name-calling have muddled the issues and left citizens feeling disillusioned. His extensive research and thoughtful insights will leave readers with a better understanding of the challenges facing American democracy.

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• Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest (1991)
• National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction (1991)

All over the United States, Americans are deserting the political process. Why? In this national bestseller, one of our shrewdest political observers traces thirty years of volatile political history and finds that on point after point, liberals and conservatives are framing issues as a series of "false choices," making it impossible for politicians to solve problems, and alienating voters in the process. Now with a new afterword discussing the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings and the 1992 presidential election, Dionne explores what has gone wrong with the American system and offers a back-to-basics approach to politics designed to respond to the anger of America's restive majority.

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