The Illusion of Influence
How Public Opinion Fails to Shape Policy in America
The Democracy Delusion: How Public Opinion Fails to Sway U.S. Policy
In 2014, a groundbreaking study by Princeton University Professor Martin Gilens and Northwestern University Professor Benjamin I. Page shattered many Americans' assumptions about their democracy. The study, titled "Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Aver…