Welcome to the age of #Republic. In this revealing book, New York Times bestselling author Cass Sunstein shows how today’s Internet is driving political fragmentation, polarization, and even extremism--and what can be done about it.

From Plato to de Tocqueville to Fukuyama-an epic history of the governing philosophy that has defined Western history.

"--Richard Delgado, Jean Lindsley Professor of Law, University of Colorado "This book is a tour de force. Dudziak's brilliant analysis shows that the Cold War had a profound impact on the civil rights movement.

This book presents a state-of-the-art debate about the origins of Athenian democracy by five eminent scholars.

Prescient in laying out the distinction between democracy and liberty, the book now contains a new afterword on the United States's occupation of Iraq.

"--Jon Elster, Columbia University "Making an important contribution to democratic theory, this outstanding book takes seriously the possibility of popular rule and successful democratic decision making.

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Brilliantly he reveals why it is no wonder that Americans are apathetic about their common culture and see no point in arguing politics or voting.

Branded by Twain's aptitude for broad comedy and biting social satire, the grim truths of Twain's Camelot-fear, injustice, ignorance-resound as clearly now as when it was written Hank Morgan, a nineteenth-century American who is ...