The Ten Pillars of American Democracy Has the United States Become a Pseudo-Democracy?

“Michael Haas has done a masterful job in The Ten Pillars of American Democracy. He has identified the essential ingredients for democracy to succeed; the challenges faced by the United States in sustaining its democracy; and he has pinpointed practical steps to assure that democracy will continue. It is a book not only for these fraught times but for all times and all readers who are committed to the promotion and survival of democracy.”—Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Julius Silver Professor of Politics, NYU, and Co-author of The Dictator’s Handbook
“Haas’ capacious work catalogues recent cases of democratic dysfunction in America, demonstrating that the United States is now a ‘pseudo-democracy.’ The book offers a thorough description of this decline and is an important addition to the growing literature on democratic erosion and backsliding.”—Robinson Woodward-Burns, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Howard University, and Author of Hidden Laws