{"product_id":"the-short-term-ruler-marius-coma-9798241700780","title":"The Short-Term Ruler: Why Modern Politics Can't See Beyond Itself","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy does modern politics seem incapable of thinking beyond the present?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Short-Term Ruler\u003c\/i\u003e is a political-philosophical analysis of how power has adapted to immediacy, approval, and crisis management-at the expense of long-term responsibility. Rather than focusing on ideology or individual leaders, the book examines a structural transformation common to democratic and non-democratic systems alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarius Comșa introduces the concept of the short-term ruler: a political figure who governs without duration, prioritizing survival, visibility, and reassurance while deferring consequences to the future. Through themes such as climate inaction, public debt, political spectacle, media saturation, and the erosion of trust, the book argues that contemporary governance increasingly consumes the future to stabilize the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRejecting slogans and partisan critique, \u003ci\u003eThe Short-Term Ruler\u003c\/i\u003e offers a sober diagnosis of a civilization living on borrowed time. It is written for readers interested in political theory, sociology, democracy, and the moral consequences of power in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marius ComȘa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798241700780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d","brand":"Marius Com\u0026#536;a","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997336711423,"sku":"9798241700780","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-short-term-ruler-marius-coma-9798241700780","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}