Six. Government Leaders, Not Party Leaders

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xxi
5. Part I. Partisan Poison
6. One. American Tribalism 3
7. Two. The Disappearing Dream 19
8. Part II. Reforming the Election System
9. Three. Reclaiming Our Democracy 35
10. Four. Drawing a Line in the Sand 56
11. Five. The Money Stream 70
12. Part III. Reforming the Governing System
13. Six. Government Leaders, Not Party Leaders 91
14. Seven. Debate and Democracy 113
15. Eight. Rearrange the Furniture 129
16. Nine. Rivals, Not Enemies 136
17. Ten. The Partisan Presidency 146
18. Eleven. Declarations of Independence 152
19. Part IV. A New Politics
20. Twelve. Beyond Partisanship 159
21. Thirteen. The Way Forward 171
22. Appendix: Citizen Initiative Information by State 183
23. Notes 187
24. Suggested Reading 193
25. Index 197