In the book that I, Andrew Hudson, read, It’s Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremism, authors Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein. Thomas E. Mann ,a noted scholar, Thomas Mann writes and speaks widely on American politics and policymaking, including campaigns, elections, campaign finance reform and the effectiveness of Congress. ("Thomas E. Mann") Mann was born September 10, 1944, putting him right at the age of 71. He is educated through University of Michigan and University of Florida. (“Google”) Norman J. Ornstein is a political scientist and has been keeping “good notes” on congress and politics for a long time. He is a contributing editor and columnist for National Journal and The Atlantic and is an election eve analyst for BBC News. ("Norman J. Ornstein, Author at AEI") Ornstein was educated at the University of Minnesota, and the University of Michigan. (“Google”)…show more content… The book is set up in two parts with The Problem being the first part and What to do About it as the second part. Each part of the book has chapters in it, with little subsections within the chapters, which help readers stay on track with where the book is leading to. The first part has three chapters within itself: The New Politics of Hostage Taking, The Seeds of Dysfunction, and Beyond the Debt Ceiling Fiasco. Part two consists of four chapters such as Bromides to Avoid, Fixing the Party System, Reforming U.S. Political Institutions, and Navigating the Current
