More Republic, Less Cowbell
Renewing the American Experiment through Institutions, Not NoiseBy David Lon Page, Ph.D.
Length9h 50m
About this audiobook
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.
Audiobook details
GenrePolitics and Government, History
Length9 hrs 50 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 4, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
100 Front Matter
201 Introduction
302 Chapter 1 – The Founding Fear
403 Chapter 2 – The Long Unraveling
504 Chapter 3 – The Well-Constructed Republic
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605 Chapter 4 – The Cowbell Reform
706 Chapter 5 – The Citizen's Call
807 Acknowledgments
908 Back Matter
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