{"product_id":"the-people-have-spoken-and-david-harsanyi-9781621572022","title":"The People Have Spoken (and They Are Wrong): The Case Against Democracy","description":"Democracy may be one of the most admired ideas ever concocted, but what if it's also one of the most harebrained? After many years of writing about democracy for a living, David Harsanyi has concluded that it's the most overrated, overused, and misunderstood idea in political life. The less we have of it the better. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Democracy\" is not synonymous with \"freedom.\" It is not the opposite of tyranny. In fact, the Founding Fathers knew that democracy can lead to tyranny. That's why they built so many safeguards against it into the Constitution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDemocracy, Harsanyi argues, has made our government irrational, irresponsible, and invasive. It has left the American people with only two options--domination by the majority or a government that can't possibly work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe modern age has imbued democracy with the mystique of infallibility. But Harsanyi reminds us that the vast majority of political philosophers, including the founders, have thought that responsible, limited government based on direct majority rule over a large, let alone continental scale was a practical impossibility. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe People Have Spoken\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll learn: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the Framers of our Constitution were intent on establishing a republic, not a \"democracy\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow democracy undermines self-government\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow shockingly out of touch with reality most voters really are\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhy democracy is an economic wrecking ball--and an invitation to a politics of envy and corruption\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow the great political philosophers from Plato and Aristotle to Burke and Tocqueville predicted with uncanny accuracy that democracy could lead to tyranny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarsanyi warns that if we don't recover the Founders' republican vision, \"democracy\" might very well spell the end of American liberty and prosperity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Harsanyi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1621572021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781621572022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Regnery Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d","brand":"David Harsanyi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44321499152639,"sku":"9781621572022","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0178178a-2521-4f22-9167-c7dc352cd0ba.jpg?v=1696331215","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-people-have-spoken-and-david-harsanyi-9781621572022","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}