The American constitutional order is in a crisis, squeezed by the emergence of nationalized polarization that it is not equipped to handle on the one hand and by the rising political influence of plutocrats on the other.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Paul Pierson is the John Gross Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He also serves as Director of the Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative. Pierson is author or co-author of seven books, most recently Partisan Nation (with Eric Schickler).