Renewing the American Experiment through Institutions, Not NoiseBy David Lon Page, Ph.D.
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American politics is not broken because citizens care too much. It is broken because the institutions that once transformed disagreement into governance no longer function.
In More Republic, Less Cowbell, David L. Page argues that modern polarization is a structural problem rooted in post-1968 reforms that weakened political parties, hollowed out Congress, and replaced journalism with algorithmic outrage. The result is a permanent campaign that rewards motivation over governance and noise over resolution.
Drawing on constitutional history, cognitive science, electoral reform, and original data analysis, Page reframes democratic dysfunction as an incentive failure rather than a moral collapse. The book offers concrete, citizen-focused reforms to rebuild mediation across the political system—without demanding altruism or silencing conviction.
This is not a call for less democracy.
It is a call for more republic.
