The Solution: Repairing Our Broken Political System

by Michael M. Stockdell

Our current political system puts too much power into the hands of the few and often produces results that don't work. The Solution proposes a plan that restricts the size and scope of the federal government while increasing the direct influence of the people. The goal is to make government simpler with full public accountability. The book is divided into four sections. Two sections describe the various reasons why big government programs don't work and refute the reasons often cited for why they should. Parts three and four propose my notion of a fix to the political system: first, a number of constitutional amendments aimed at making government function similar to what the founders intended and yet are more modern and, second, policy recommendations that repair and replace nonfunctional programs and deal with a number of existing political and social issues.

314 pages, Paperback

Published June 25, 2016

About the author

Michael Stockdell was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. He earned his bachelor’s degree in English at the University of Virginia.

He has written several poems and short stories, as well as two novels. More than an author, he worked as a systems analyst, data processing manager, and management consultant. He also spent three years working in the federal government.

In addition, Michael Stockdell has an MFA in fiction writing as well as a master’s in social work. He started to write The Solution in 2011 but he failed to finish it in 2012. In 2015, he decided to pick up where he left off and finally finished the book in the spring of 2016.