More election system fodder. I love how both headlines imply (all) democracy(ies) is broken. Reminds me of the old aphorism: better is the enemy of adequate.
Can “sortition” sort out the problem of political ignorance? https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2016/06/15/can-sortition-sort-out-the-problem-of-political-ignorance/?utm_term=.f32efdfb2fa4 Can epistocracy, or knowledge-based voting, fix democracy? http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-brennan-epistocracy-20160828-snap-story.html -- ☣ glen ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
