Democracy's Discontent: A New Edition for Our Perilous Times

From the winner of the 2025 Berggruen Prize

A renowned political philosopher updates his classic book on the American political tradition to address the perils democracy confronts today.

The 1990s were a heady time. The Cold War had ended, and America’s version of liberal capitalism seemed triumphant. And yet, amid the peace and prosperity, anxieties about the project of self—government could be glimpsed beneath the surface.

So argued Michael Sandel, in his influential and widely debated book ...