It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism

It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism (2012) is a book by congressional scholars Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein. Mann and Ornstein explain how partisan polarization, especially on the political right, has made Congress dysfunctional. They describe the clash between constitutional design and modern party incentives and propose reforms to reduce gridlock.

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Fareed Zakaria: “This week's book of the week is Norm Ornstein's and Thomas Mann's "It's Even Worse Than It Looks." This is the book I mentioned earlier when we had Ornstein on the show. If you want to understand what's happening in Washington, you really have to read this book by two impartial scholars that dissects how we got here and where we are likely to go.”