{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e3852cbdb67c0f94f393857/5e38537d94ec4b4a36d447d2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How American Politics Went Insane","description":"<p>How did everything get so crazy in American politics? Are political renegades like Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and Bernie Sanders the new norm?<br /><br />Are political machines, pork-barrel spending, logrolling, and professional politicians necessary for our democracy to work? Are they necessary for political coordination and cooperation? What does Rauch mean by “political realism”?<strong><br /><br />Show Notes and Further Reading</strong><br /><br />Rauch’s study on this topic, <a href=\"http://www.brookings.edu/research/reports2/2015/05/political-realism-rauch\"><em>Political Realism: How Hacks, Machines, Big Money, and Back-Room Deals Can Strengthen American Democracy</em></a> is available as a .pdf or a free ebook.<br /><br />Rauch also wrote the cover article of the July/August 2016 issue of <em>The Atlantic</em>, “<a href=\"http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/07/how-american-politics-went-insane/485570/\">How American Politics Went Insane</a>.”</p>","author_name":"Libertarianism.org"}