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The Diagnostic Republic: Structural Drift and the Work of Repair

The Diagnostic Republic: Structural Drift and the Work of Repair

Padjen, Brian

Paperback

Gifts & Stationery General

ISBN13: 9798258734082
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Apr 24 2026
Pages: 236
Weight: 0.64
Height: 0.59 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Congress was never designed for the world it now governs. Across two centuries, the institution has drifted into a role it no longer understands, trapped between public expectation and the silent machinery of the administrative state. The Diagnostic Republic is a structural examination of that drift - and a blueprint for reclaiming democratic self-governance. From the rituals of hiring and firing to the hidden architecture of law enforcement, from the cognitive demands of representation to the palimpsest of forgotten statutes, this book reveals how a modern republic loses sight of itself - and how it can learn to see again. Clear, unsentimental, and architecturally precise, this is a guide for citizens who want to understand the machinery beneath their democracy, and for leaders who must learn to maintain the institutions they inherit. A republic cannot survive on sentiment alone. It must know how it works.

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