Taylor Dotson is Associate Professor of Social Science at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and the author of Technically Together- Reconstructing Community in a Networked World (MIT Press).
"""A sharp portrait of our deeply fractured political system...An important demonstration that to thrive—indeed, to survive—our fissured democracy must be far more democratic...his arguments are cogent, his optimism profound."" —Kirkus Reviews, KIRKUS STAR ""Lucid writing, illuminating examples, and a firm point of view make this a refreshing take on contemporary political dysfunctions."" —Publishers Weekly “A thorough and intellectual analysis...Dotson successfully describes why most proposals to correct gridlock and polarization are flawed by showing how they fail to address underlying causes and even flirt with worsening the situation.” —the Los Angeles Review of Books "