You Can't Be President: The Outrageous Barriers to Democracy in America (2008) is the third book by journalist and Harper's Magazine president John R. MacArthur. It largely concerns the influence of money and class on the American political process.

External links Rick MacArthur: You Can't Be President Democracy Now! August 25, 2008 You Can't Be President The Brian Lehrer Show September 10, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle Review September 7, 2008 Publishers Weekly Review Week of July 14, 2008