Off Center: The Republican Revolution and the Erosion of American Democracy

A New York Times Editors' Choice Book. "The most illuminating book on contemporary American politics to be published in over a decade." —Eric Alterman

The Republicans who run American government today have defied the normal laws of political gravity. They have ruled with the slimmest of majorities and yet have transformed the nation's governing priorities. They have strayed dramatically from the moderate middle of public opinion and yet have faced little public backlash. Again and again, the...