bA call to reform our antiquated political institutions before it's too late--from the iNew York Timesi bestselling authors of iHow Democracies Dieib pAmerica is undergoing a massive experiment It is moving, in fits and starts, toward a multiracial democracy, something few societies have ever done. But the prospect of change has sparked an authoritarian backlash that threatens the very foundations of our political system. Why is democracy under assault here, and not in other wealthy, diversifying nations And what can we do to save it pWith the clarity and brilliance that made their first book, iHow Democracies Die, i a global bestseller, Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt offer a coherent framework for understanding these volatile times. They draw on a wealth of examples--from 1930s France to present-day Thailand--to explain why and how political parties turn against democracy. They then show how our Constitution makes us uniquely vulnerable to attacks from within It