The incomparable Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst College, has assembled this thought-provoking collection of essays under the title Is Democracy Doomed? It’s just published. The many distinguished authors (I snuck in too) reflect broadly on the forces that have led to our current era of polarization and distrust; where to focus to help transcend it, and the pillars of democracy that might make it more resilient and less fragile than it now appears. Let your librarians know.