David Broder
Democracy Derailed: Initiative Campaigns and the Power of Money
Underwritten by: Blue Cross Blue Shield of West Michigan

David Broder is a national political correspondent reporting the political scene for The Washington Post. Editorial-page editors and members of Congress have rated him Washington’s most highly regarded columnist, leading 16 others in ratings for overall integrity, factual accuracy and insight. He is the author or co-author of seven books, the most recent being Democracy Derailed: Initiative Campaigns and the Power of Money. It is a wake-up call to an electorate that has been duped into believing that ballot measures represent the purest form of direct democracy. He will discuss the derailing of democracy by ballot initiatives for The January Series.