The Book Prize Index

Why Americans Hate Politics: The Death of the Democratic Process

E. J. Dionne, Jr.

Examines the current sad state of our national political life ; shows why the choices offered by both liberals and conservatives are false choices, choices that have no connection to most Americans' truest values and concerns.

Politics & GovernmentPolitics & Government · medium confidencePolitics & Government81 signalsLlm Classifier: Politics & Government -> Politics & GovernmentKeyword Classifier: American History -> American HistoryKeyword Classifier: Politics & Government -> Politics & GovernmentAmerican PoliticsDemocracy & ElectionsPresidency & Executive Power

Award History

1 wins · 2 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current InterestMajor1991WinnerSecondary source
National Book Award for NonfictionMajor1991FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    The book argues that liberals’ and conservatives’ offered political choices are false choices disconnected from most Americans’ true values and concerns.

    Model confidence 62%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    28 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 68%.