We will read and discuss “It’s Even Worse Than It Looks”, by Thomas Mann and Norman Orenstein, a liberal and a conservative. Amazon’s book description tells of how our main political parties have given up traditions of compromise and that they now endanger our system of constitutional democracy. The authors offer ideas for how the media should better educate the public and how the public must begin to view critical issues strategically rather than emotionally.

Gerry Lapidus will lead the first class and volunteers will be requested to lead the subsequent discussions.