Four Threats

Book • 2020
In *Four Threats*, Suzanne Mettler and Robert C. Lieberman examine five tumultuous periods in American history when democracy was under siege, identifying four recurring threats: political polarization, conflict over who belongs in the political community, economic inequality, and excessive executive power.

The book provides a historical context to understand the contemporary challenges facing American democracy, where all four threats converge for the first time.

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