DEMOSCLEROSIS The Silent Killer of American Government By Jonathan Rauch Times Books, 1994, 261 pages Jonathan Rauch defines demosclerosis as government's progressive loss of the ability to adapt. In this sharp and masterfully argued analysis, he describes it as a side-effect of the postwar style of politics that emphasizes interest-group activism and redistributive programs. The dramatic ...

Bush Miscalculates on Gay Republicans, opinion in The New York Times, April 17, 2000, by Jonathan Rauch, Associated Staff, The Brookings Institution ...