Thomas L. Friedman has argued for a while now that there is only one thing worse than one-party autocracy, and that is one-party democracy. At least a one-party autocracy can order things to get done. A one-party democracy - that is, a two-party system where only one party is interested in governing and the other is in constant blocking mode, which has characterized America in recent years- is much worse. It can't do anything big, hard or important. Read More...