Just published: Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy by Adam Jentleson.
“Every major decision governing our diverse, majority-female, and increasingly liberal country bears the stamp of the United States Senate, an institution controlled by people who are almost exclusively white, overwhelmingly male, and disproportionately conservative. Although they do not represent a majority of Americans―and will not for the foreseeable future―today’s Republican senators possess the power to block most legislation. Once known as ‘the world’s greatest deliberative body,’ the Senate has become one of the greatest threats to our democracy. How did this happen?”
Kill Switch
The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy
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