E.J. Dionne is the author of Code Red: How
Progressives and Moderates Can Unite to Save Our Country and
co-author (with Miles Rapoport) of 100% Democracy (The New Press).
He is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, a syndicated
columnist for the Washington Post, university professor at
Georgetown University, and visiting professor at Harvard
University. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland.
Miles Rapoport is the Senior Practice Fellow in
American Democracy at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and
Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School. He formerly served in the
Connecticut state legislature and as secretary of the state. He
also served as president of Demos and of Common Cause. The
co-author (with E.J. Dionne) of 100% Democracy (The New Press), he
lives in West Hartford, Connecticut.
Praise for 100% Democracy:
“Dionne and Rapoport want us to think big, to envision a world
where voting is easy and routine. They imagine a future built on
civic participation and pride, rather than one built on democratic
subversion. Theirs is a compelling case for a radical idea, one
that might even have deep skeptics shrugging and asking, why
not?”
—The Washington Post
“[100% Democracy] provides a strong base for beginning a
consequential national discussion.”
—Foreign Affairs
“A persuasive argument for mandatory voting. . . . Backed by
copious data and a firm grasp of the legislative process, this is a
cogent call for rethinking the electoral process.”
—Publishers Weekly “In an era when most states have introduced some
type of legislation restricting voting, empowering citizen
participation must be protected as the cornerstone of democracy.
The authors’ justification for inclusivity is potent and
timely.”
—Booklist
“Sometimes the most complicated problems have the simplest answers,
and in this inspiring, direct, and fast-paced book, Rapoport and
Dionne make a slam-dunk case for universal voting.”
—Zephyr Teachout, associate professor of law, Fordham University
School of Law, and author of Break ’Em Up
“In this short but powerful work, Dionne and Rapoport make a
thoroughly convincing argument that voting should be both a right
and a duty. At a time when one party is doing all it can to
restrict the franchise, there is no book more vital to the ongoing
struggle to achieve the true democracy we deserve.”
—Michael Kazin, professor of history, Georgetown University, and
author of What It Took to Win
“In these times of crisis for democracy, it is time to think boldly
about how we revitalize it. Universal civic duty voting, as E.J.
Dionne and Miles Rapoport explain, would transform our system of
elections.”
—Tova Wang, democracy fellow, Ash Center, Harvard Kennedy
School
“Brilliantly demonstrates the profound crisis already facing
American democracy—one that the 2020 election demonstrated rather
than resolved—and shows us the way out: a path that means more
democracy, rather than succumbing to a fear of the people. Drawing
inspiration from both foreign and local experiences, Dionne and
Rapaport offer a clear and insightful blueprint not just for where
to get to—but how to get there. A brilliant and necessary
contribution.”
—Aziz Huq, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law,
University of Chicago Law School, and co-author (with Tom Ginsburg)
of How to Save a Constitutional Democracy
“A vital contribution to our ongoing discussion about democracy in
America that persuasively argues that voting should not just be a
right but a duty. The claim that the best answer to vote
suppression and disenfranchisement is universal participation rests
on data, history, and the urgent necessary for a democracy under
serious challenge.”
—Caroline Fredrickson, former president, American Constitution
Society, and author of The Democracy Fix
“As the great Progressive reformer Jane Addams once said, ‘The cure
for the ills of democracy is more democracy.’ In their
thought-provoking and timely new book, Dionne and Rapoport explain
how universal voting can help us achieve a more truly
representative and inclusive democracy.”
—John F. Kowal, vice president of programs, Brennan Center for
Justice, and co-author (with Wilfred Codrington III) of The
People’s Constitution
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