Metin Pekin is a serial entrepreneur who has founded and scaled multiple companies over a decades-long career. Through his work in business and study of political systems, he has observed how economic power consistently shapes political outcomes. Pekin identifies a persistent pattern: Regardless of which party is in control, inequality grows, surveillance expands, whistleblowers face consequences and military conflicts endure. Efforts at meaningful reform are often sidelined, while party insiders maintain control over access to power. In his book “Breaking Democracy’s Chains,” Pekin draws on both research and experience to argue that restoring genuine democracy requires loosening the grip of political parties and returning power to the public. For more, visit https://www.metinpekin.com/.