How America Works… and Why It Doesn’t by William Cooper

How America Works… and Why It Doesn’t by William Cooper

Twenty-first-century America isn't working the way it's supposed to. This book explains why. Americans in the twenty-first century are becoming increasingly untethered from both reality and the essential principles and traditions that have shaped the nation's historic success. A big part of why America isn't working is because far too many Americans neither know nor care how it's supposed to work. "William Cooper presents an insightful, sensitive, and accessible account of the trials that face American democracy in the twenty-first century. This fair- and broad-minded volume makes compelling reading for those who are looking to build a better democracy." Alexander Yen, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford "Partisanship fuels personal convictions more than ever in our society, and convictions fuel mysided thinking and other cognitive biases. At no time have we needed this discussion of bias and partisan thinking more than now." Keith E. Stanovich, author of The Bias That Divides Us "William Cooper logically and authoritatively takes you step by step through all the reasons a President Trump couldn't imprison his enemies, pardon his friends, overrule judges, weaponize the Department of Justice, prosecute Joe Biden, or order the military to enforce his unconstitutional actions" Cleveland Plain Dealer

“Contrarian”

* The Jacobin *

“Prodigious”

* The Tennessean *

“Thoughtful”

-- Ben Burgis, columnist, The Daily Beast

“William Cooper is one of the most insightful writers covering politics in America todayIt has been a privilege to have him as a guest on my podcast and I am grateful someone like William is chronicling these volatile times”

 

-- Erik R. Fleming, host of the award-winning podcast A Moment with Erik Fleming

"William Cooper has seen the future, and it is – or can be – a lot better than our recent past. Reading his book and inhaling its wisdom is taking a resolute step toward a better democracy for us all"

 

-- Michael McKinley, bestselling author of Yardley’s Ace: Making and Breaking American Military Intelligence

"A compelling rallying cry for democratic institutions under threat in America [and] perfect for readers eager for a non-partisan analysis of the threat to American democracy"

 

* Publishers Weekly *

Praise for the author’s Stress Test:

‘A compelling and sensible overview of America’s emerging democratic crisis . . . the book’s reasoned tone and bipartisan critiques are a welcome perspective in an increasingly polarised and heated political landscape.’  Kirkus Reviews

‘A compelling rallying cry for democratic institutions under threat in America [and] perfect for readers eager for a non-partisan analysis of the threat to American democracy.' Publishers Weekly

‘An excellent short historical and predictive account of where America stands today and how recent history will inform its future.’ Manhattan Book Review 

‘William Cooper has seen the future, and it is – or can be – a lot better than our recent past. Reading his book and inhaling its wisdom is taking a resolute step toward a better democracy for us all.’ Michael McKinley, bestselling author of Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL’s First Black Player

‘Such a great tool for classrooms or for any place where people would like to have a civil conversation about things.’ Robin Colucci, host of Authors’ Corner

‘Essential reading for anyone who cares about the future of our democracy.’ Readers’ Favorite (five-star review)

‘Riveting and insightful.’ City Book Review

“William Cooper has seen the future, and it is—or can be—a lot better than our recent past. Reading How America Works . . . And Why It Doesn’t and inhaling his wisdom is taking a resolute step toward a better democracy for us all”

-- Michael McKinley, bestselling author of Yardley’s Ace: Making and Breaking American Military Intelligence
Praise for William Cooper: "A compelling and sensible overview of America’s emerging democratic crisis"   -- Kirkus Reviews
Praise for William Cooper: "William Cooper is an insightful and thought-provoking writer about US politics. He deserves to be widely read"   -- Thomas Plate, Editorial Page Editor (former) LA Times

Praise for William Cooper: "William Cooper’s writing about American politics is such a great tool for classrooms or for any place where people would like to have a civil conversation about things"

-- Robin Colucci, host of Authors’ Corner

“William Cooper presents an insightful, sensitive, and accessible account of the trials that face American democracy in the twenty-first century. This fair- and broad-minded volume makes compelling reading for those who are looking to build a better democracy.”

-- Alexander Yen, University of Oxford

"Partisanship fuels personal convictions more than ever in our society, and convictions fuel mysided thinking and other cognitive biases. At no time have we needed this discussion of bias and partisan thinking more than now."

-- Keith E. Stanovich, author of The Bias That Divides Us

"William Cooper logically and authoritatively takes you step by step through all the reasons a President Trump couldn’t imprison his enemies, pardon his friends, overrule judges, weaponize the Department of Justice, prosecute Joe Biden, or order the military to enforce his unconstitutional actions"

-- Cleveland Plain Dealer

William Cooper is an attorney, national columnist, and award-winning author. His commentary has appeared in hundreds of publications around the world including the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, San Francisco Chronicle, Chicago Sun-Times, Dallas Morning News, Huffington Post, Toronto Star, and Jerusalem Post. Publishers Weekly calls his writings about American politics “a compelling rallying cry for democratic institutions under threat in America.”

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ISBN 13	9781802472066
ISBN 10	1802472061
Title	How America Works… and Why It Doesn’t
Author	William Cooper
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Gemini Books Group Ltd
Year published	2024-05-30
Number of pages	224
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