{"product_id":"subordinating-american-democracy-robert-l-foster-9798991073202","title":"Subordinating American Democracy: Exploring the Functionality of \"Dysfunctional\" Hyperpartisanship","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Robert L. Foster writes that the hyperpartisanship which currently afflicts America's political and social discourse has developed into a malignancy that perverts self-determination, exalts zero-sum solutions, [and] diminishes democracy's functionality. . .. He also persuasively asserts that media fragmentation 'provides soft environments for partisans[, ]' because '[w]eak arguments are given a free pass[, ]' '[f]lawed logic is overlooked[, ]' and 'mediocrity thrives.'\" - JEFFREY M. WINN, \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK LAW JOURNAL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Foster's book serves as a timely and urgent call for a shift in how Americans engage with politics. . .. 'Subordinating American Democracy' provides a comprehensive and thought-provoking analysis of the challenges facing American democracy today.\" - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSWAPNA PER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eI, \u003ci\u003eBOOK REVIEWS CAFE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow Can a \"Dysfunctional\" Phenomenon Evolve and Perpetuate?\u003c\/b\u003e Since WWII, America has been considered the quintessential democratic superpower. Yet between the economic beehive of private sector freedom and the responsibility of constitutional democracy, debilitating polarity threatens the archetype. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSubordinating American Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e, Robert L. Foster uses an analytical framework based on evolutionary theory and ecological principles to explore how hyperpartisanship thrives within our ecosystem. Examining relationships within and between the private and public sectors delineates an extensive hyperpartisan web supported by institutional and systemic structuring, cultural trends including partisan segregation or tribalism, and human psychology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSubordinating American Democracy \u003c\/i\u003ecuts through the trendy hype of partisan media analysis to articulate hyperpartisanship's functionality. Through financial incentivization, psychological appeasement, and tribal bullying, hyperpartisanship supersedes functional democracy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSubordinating American Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e inspires readers to consider subtle aspects of their relationship with democratic instrumentalities and discover pathways toward constitutional functionality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert L. Foster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798991073202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beautiful Hybrid Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.97d","brand":"Robert L. Foster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48446914593023,"sku":"9798991073202","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f8a507b1-5e2a-46c4-8cd5-e688a2220bb0.jpg?v=1777227566","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/subordinating-american-democracy-robert-l-foster-9798991073202","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}