So is the U.S. at a critical juncture? And is this juncture qualitatively different from previous difficult moments in our history? His answer to his own question: I lean toward yes, as one of the comparative advantages of this democracy has been its ability to reform itself and correct mistakes, and our ability to do so now is much less certain.
In an email, Pippa Norris, a political scientist at Harvard's Kennedy School, described the complex interplay of cultural and economic upheavals and the growing inability of politics to give voice to disparate interests as key factors driving contemporary dysfunction.
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