Why political power?
Because it shapes all of our lives.
It shapes your life in ways that you might never think about.
Every time a young man goes to college on a federal education bill passed by Lyndon Johnson, that's political power.
And so is a young man dying in Vietnam.
Every time an elderly person is able to afford an MRI, that's Medicare. That's political power.
It affects your life in all sorts of ways.
My books are an attempt to explain this power ... Because the more America understands about political power, the better informed our votes will be, and then, hopefully, the better our democracy should be."