If you guys are interested in the underlying mechanisms of democracy, this book was pretty good: https://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Despite-Itself-System-Shouldnt

If you guys are interested in the underlying mechanisms of democracy, this book was pretty good: https://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Despite-Itself-System-Shouldnt/dp/0262017237 https://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Despite-Itself-System-Shoul... It goes into detail on aspects of crowd wisdom, accountability, and a feeling of loyalty from the elected to the electorate.