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A SHORT HISTORY OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CRISES

“Hirsch does a very good job of offering historical context to illuminate the present—and the terrifying future. His imaginative proposals are probably too sensible to be implemented in an age of parochial partisanship.”

—David Shipler, Pulitzer Prize-winning former reporter for the New York Times

“Democracy is broken, but as Alan Hirsch explains, it really doesn’t have to be. This is the real story of how our voting system became so vulnerable to attacks from within and without, told with precision, verve, and even hope. This is the way out.”

—Douglas Rushkoff, author of Team Human

“This is a must-read for anyone who cares about safeguarding presidential elections—which should be everyone. Alan Hirsch illuminates and captivates as he unpacks our history of close and chaotic presidential elections occasioned by the Electoral College, and he masterfully develops the case for shifting to a national popular election. He then addresses contemporary technological threats to electoral legitimacy such as hacked elections or suppressed turnout, and offers a novel and provocative political (and, dare one say, nonpartisan) solution. The time to read this book and pay attention is now.”

—Evan Caminker, Professor and former Dean, University of Michigan Law School