Citizens feel disconnected from government. If they knew what government did for them, they wouldn’t.

Suzanne Mettler is the John L. Senior Professor of American Institutions in the department of government at Cornell University. She is also the author of a new book, “The Government-Citizen Disconnect,” which argues that citizens are often unaware of the benefits they receive from the government. I spoke to her about her arguments. CONT.

Henry Farrell (GWU), Monkey Cage