How America Works ... and Why It Doesnt

How America Works ... and Why It Doesn’t by William Cooper explains key aspects of recent US political history to provide the background to recent, dangerous developments. These include how political groups have reshaped since the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the rise of Newt Gingrich and the Tea Party, the profound impact of the internet and social media, and the threats posed to the electoral system by extreme polarization and growing irrationality.

Cooper shows how these recent developments have roots in the deeper past, tracing back to the establishment of the political system and all the modifications it has undergone along the way.

He also reveals how, due to increasing politicisation, the US Supreme Court is currently exacerbating polarization instead of functioning as an effective check on executive power.