Our Political Disorder

I meant to post much earlier this fascinating Atlantic article, which provides a different kind of perspective! The author argues that the political realities that candidates rail about---career politicians, party bosses, party insiders---actually have had the power to motivate politicians to work together, maintain political order, and get things done. As those realities have been eroded, we have phenomenon like single-issue politicians, leaders (e.g. congressmen) less responsive to mainstream interests, and the kind of political disorder that has given us Trump (whose lack of experience is a positive for supporters), government shut-downs, and a difficulty in achieving bipartisan efforts.

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/07/how-american-politics-went-insane/485570/