To me, Zakaria’s point makes clear the largest with democracy in America while at the same time underlines the flaws of the presidential system. Democracy is ongoing while liberalism is disappearing, and this in turn is creating a government defined by polarized parties and distrust. However, I think that there is a larger truth about the United States that contributes to these problems, which both Zakaria and Foa and Mounk neglect to extensively factor in to their analyses, is the aspect of diversity and differencing beliefs, practices, and cultures that can comprise a state. Zakaria briefly touches upon what I am talking about when he writes, “The whole point of liberal democracy is to create a system that reflects and addresses popular passions but also allows for some deliberation, for some consideration of liberal values like the rights of minorities and free expression and private property” (Zakaria, 12). Perhaps the larger issue with democracy today is not a direct product of it becoming less liberal, but is a more direct product of a fragmented society. The “popular passions” that Zakaria refers to may be the majority, but they go against a huge percentage of other Americans, including minorities and underrepresented citizens. This then would explain the dangerous trend towards populism. A party that claims to represent the common people is not representing the interests of nearly enough citizens, and thus the winner-take-all aspect of the presidential system ensures the dissatisfaction with democracy, because too many people’s voices are being neglected.