William Cooper has seen the future, and it is—or can be—a lot better than our recent past. Reading How America Works . . . And Why It Doesn’t and inhaling his wisdom is taking a resolute step toward a better democracy for us all.

Partisanship fuels personal convictions more than ever in our society, and convictions fuel mysided thinking and other cognitive biases. At no time have we needed this discussion of bias and partisan thinking more than now.

In How America Works … And Why it Doesn’t, William Cooper gives a thoughtful, readable guide to what ails American Democracy. Required reading for any student of political science.

William Cooper presents an insightful, sensitive, and accessible account of the trials that face American democracy in the twenty-first century. This fair- and broad-minded volume makes compelling reading for those who are looking to build a better democracy.

How America Works … And Why It Doesn’t is a timely and invaluable contribution to the conversation on America, the Middle East, and the world.

William Cooper brilliantly identifies and organizes important touchstones in the great American experiment. This book is a must-read.

A compelling and sensible overview of America’s emerging democratic crisis . . . [Stress Test’s] reasoned tone and bipartisan critiques are a welcome perspective in an increasingly polarized and heated political landscape.

Stress Test is a compelling rallying cry for democratic institutions under threat in America [and] perfect for readers eager for a non-partisan analysis of the threat to American democracy.

William Cooper is an insightful and thought-provoking writer about US politics. He deserves to be widely read.