I remember that essay, David. It was depressing then, and it seems no less depressing now, though it is extremely clarifying.
One thing that piece did fail to address: one of the reasons elections swing wildly on a knife edge is our first-past-the-post, winner-takes-all method of deciding elections. Makes me long for multi-party, parliame…
I remember that essay, David. It was depressing then, and it seems no less depressing now, though it is extremely clarifying.
One thing that piece did fail to address: one of the reasons elections swing wildly on a knife edge is our first-past-the-post, winner-takes-all method of deciding elections. Makes me long for multi-party, parliamentary democracy and ranked choice voting, though nothing is perfect.
I remember that essay, David. It was depressing then, and it seems no less depressing now, though it is extremely clarifying.
One thing that piece did fail to address: one of the reasons elections swing wildly on a knife edge is our first-past-the-post, winner-takes-all method of deciding elections. Makes me long for multi-party, parliamentary democracy and ranked choice voting, though nothing is perfect.