With critical, contentious elections occurring this fall and in 2024 in an atmosphere of unprecedented political upheaval, multi-award-winning author and political commentator Richard C. Lyons examines what it truly means in the present condition of our democracy. On Aug. 22, 2022, Lyons will release the follow up to "The DNA of Democracy" – the first volume in his highly regarded “Shadows of the Acropolis” series, which won a Nautilus Book Award, a National Indie Excellence Award and placed as a finalist for the International Book Award. In “Shadows of the Acropolis,” Lyons offers answers to key questions: Why, as a citizen, does it seem that you are no longer represented? Why is half the nation incensed no matter who the president is? Why does the nation feel so politically divided? Why are the people of this country polarized; why is anger between each side on the rise? Why do people in the media, looking at the same facts, speak of different “truths?” Why have our politics become a matter of name calling, closed-door maneuverings and political persecutions rather than a matter of respectful debate between parties of mutual respect and good intent? Why are fellow citizens reaching for solutions through intrigue, hatred and violence and not through democratic processes? “Shadows of the Acropolis” helps readers understand our nation as she is…at this pivotally important historic moment by profoundly examining our recent history.