This text challenges American notions of democracy and ambition, culture and civic responsibility, charting a decline in democratic values and debate. It states

"[A] passionate, compelling, and disturbing argument that the ills of democracy in the United States today arise from the default of its elites." —John Gray,

This text challenges American notions of democracy and ambition, culture and civic responsibility, charting a decline in democratic values and debate. It states

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.

Is democracy as we know it in danger? More and more we confront one another as aggrieved groups rather than as free citizens. Deepening cynicism, the growth of