Talk at Brown University’s Taubman Center
On October 16, I’ll be giving a talk based on my book The Logic of Discipline at Brown University’s Taubman Center for Public Policy and American Institutions. Details here.
Posts from the ‘Four crises of democracy’ Category
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America in decay: Is Fukuyama right?
Update July 2016: Readers of this post might also be interested in my new book, Four Crises of American Democracy. Details here.
One of the odd consequences of the global financial crisis — an instance of massive market failure — has been a boom in literature about the defects of contemporary democracy. I’ve recently written reviews of several books in this genre. In the new issue of Foreign Affairs, the distinguished political scientist Francis Fukuyama joins in the fray. America, says Fukuyama, is in the process of “political decay.” Certainly, this is not the best of times for American democracy. But there are five reasons why we should take Fukuyama’s assessment with a grain of salt. Read more
Alasdair S. Roberts 
