Larry Sabato

Larry Sabato

Larry J. Sabato is University Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, and founder and director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics. He heads up Sabato’s Crystal Ball, which has won a number of awards and was recognized by the Pew Charitable Trust and the Harvard Political Review as a leader in the field of political prediction. Sabato has written or edited two dozen books about American politics and has received four Emmys for his television documentaries. As well as being recognized as one of the nation’s most respected political analysts, he has taught over 20,000 students in the course of his academic career.

Interviews with Larry Sabato

The Best Politics Books To Read in 2021, recommended by Larry Sabato

In many Western countries, citizens have long taken living in a democracy for granted. The last decade has changed all that, with fledgling democracies veering back to authoritarianism and even the most stable democracies being shaken by populist movements. Here, political scientist Larry J. Sabato turns the spotlight on the American republic, long a beacon for democracy around the globe, but now suffering its own internal turmoil. He recommends the best politics books to read in 2021, focusing on the United States.

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