Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual for Keeping a Democracy by Joyce Vance

"We’re in this together." Joyce Vance’s signature sign-off on her Substack, "Civil Discourse", anchors Giving Up Is Unforgivable, a hopeful call to action amid the erosion of democratic norms and the challenges of the second Trump administration. Drawing on constitutional law and political history, Vance puts the crisis in context and explains why the rule of law still matters. She offers a blueprint for resisting burnout and despair, strengthening our democratic muscle, and taking meaningful action—individually and together. Hardback, like new