What's Wrong with Democracy? From Athenian Practice to American Worship

In this book, Loren J. Samons reassesses classical Athenian democracy and its significance for the United States today.

He challenges many basic assumptions about the character and success of Athenian democracy, examining topics such as the dangers of the popular vote, Athens's acquisitive foreign policy, the tendency of the state to overspend, and the place of religion in Athenian society.

Samons argues that democracy has begun to function like an unacknowledged religion in modern culture, immune from criticism and dissent, and he urges readers to question their uncritical worship of democratic values such as freedom, choice, and diversity.