“Remember that everything you consider solid is a side effect of the decisions of people who aren’t substantially smarter than you are, and those decisions didn’t occur very long ago.” – Rococo Modem Basilisk(I don’t endorse the specific content of this article and I apologize for the paywall link.)
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Amid all the divisive ugliness inside the Beltway, here is some good news: 2018 may well be the best year in a half century for election reform. Today’s narrative laments a crumbling democracy, alienated voters, and a political culture spiraling ever downward. While true, that narrative is incomplete. It misses the remarkable energy building across many states to confront these problems, shore up our democracy, and rebuild our political culture. Nowhere is that energy more…
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