It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism

Hyperpartisanship has gridlocked the American government. Congress¿ approval ratings are at record lows, and both Democrats and Republicans are disgusted by the government¿s inability to get anything done. In It¿s Even Worse Than It Looks, Congressional scholars Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein present a grim picture of how party polarization and tribal politics have led Congress¿and the United States¿to the brink of institutional failure.

In this revised edition, the authors bring thei...