Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point

by Steven Levitsky

This was lawfare—legislation that was ostensibly aimed at combating fraud but in reality was designed to dampen turnout among lower-income, minority, and young voters. As the former Republican strategist Stuart Stevens recognizes, the Republicans “are not where the country is. And they know that, which is why they want to change the way people vote. It’s just a variation of the poll tax and the literacy test.”