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Political reform: sortition and policy juries
In one of his comments DV82XL recommended two proposed enhancements to the structure of representative government. Like Charter Cities, both of these proposals have powerful appeal: I’ve always thought...
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Sortition: A Surprising Curb on Political Greed
I’ve recently read Sigmund Knag’s fascinating essay on sortition “Let’s Toss for it”. Knag summarizes the history of political systems that used sortition (the Athenians, the Venetians). He cites...
View ArticleCitizens Jury Process
Democracy can be reformed in many ways to produce better policy and better informed citizens. E.g., see my earlier post on sortition: Sortition: A Surprising Curb on Political Greed. The Jefferson...
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Rent seeking illustration
Matt Bogard has just posted a nice two part Venn diagram illustration of rent seeking {above is part 2 of the illustration}. I posted a brief thank you: Excellent illustration, thanks. Of the various...
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