Why Democracy Needs the Rich

Why Democracy Needs the Rich challenges the prevailing belief that wealth undermines democracy, offering instead a bracing, thought—provoking claim that the rich play an essential role in sustaining and improving democratic institutions. At a moment when billionaires are often vilified as symbols of inequality and unchecked power, John O. McGinnis reframes the debate, arguing that the wealthy are not just vital contributors to innovation and economic growth but also indispensable counterbal...