If majority US public opinion still clusters around the political center, why have US politics moved so hard to the right? That’s the subject we’re discussing this week at TPMCafe Book Club as we discuss Off Center: The Republican Revolution and the Erosion of American Democracy by Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson. Also joining us for the discussion will be Mark Schmitt, Ruy Teixeira, and Matt Yglesias.
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