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Is there an Alternative to Representative Democracy? The Promise of Lottocracy
No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other…
Feb 25, 2022
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The Compendium of Common Criticisms against Sortition
The purpose of this document is simple - to compile typical criticisms against sortition. Competence Average people are dumb and uninformed. Ordinary…
Feb 25, 2022
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January 2022
A Review of "Contagious: Why Things Catch On" and its Application for Sortition
As a proponent of democratic lotteries I am quite interested in how to promote and market ideas, which is why I read Jonah Berger’s Contagious: Why…
Jan 23, 2022
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What happens when you get a bunch of rando Americans together to talk about climate change? Does deliberation with Democrats and Republicans…
In October 2021, 962 Americans deliberated online about climate change and energy in the American in One Room deliberative poll. The results are…
Jan 2, 2022
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What happens when you get a bunch of rando Americans together to talk about climate change? Does deliberation with Democrats and Republicans result in a complete mess? Actually no.
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November 2021
The Sortition FAQ - All you want to know about democracy by lottery
Sortition is a strange but simple kind of democracy. In sortition, a legislative body is constructed by randomly selecting people to hold office. The…
Nov 18, 2021
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September 2021
A new way to self govern - the selection of representatives by lottery
There is a new democratic method that is shown to: Make people better informed. Reduce political polarization and create democratic consensus. Resolve…
Sep 29, 2021
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July 2021
Normal people are stupid. Stop Democratic Reforms before it's too late! Lessons from the Irish Citizens' Assembly on Climate
George Carlin once said, “Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that”. And it’s true. You, yes our…
Jul 28, 2021
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Normal people are stupid. Stop Democratic Reforms before it's too late! Lessons from the Irish Citizens' Assembly on Climate
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Randomly choosing people to serve in government - or sortition - could be the best way to achieve democracy
Every election cycle we vote, and then we hate our government and our politicians - corrupt, self serving, concerned more with appearances rather than…
Jul 27, 2021
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June 2021
Why random selection of political leadership is not chaotic but remarkably stable
This article explores selecting legislative leadership by random selection, otherwise known as sortition. Sortition is sometimes criticized for being…
Jun 19, 2021
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Why randomly choosing people to serve in government - sortition - might be the best way to select our politicians
I'm a huge advocate of something known as sortition, where people are randomly selected to serve in a legislature. Unfortunately the typical gut…
Jun 11, 2021
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March 2021
Sortition and democracy by lottery
Welcome to Democracy by Lottery by me, John H. Another human being in the world. Sign up now so you don’t miss the first issue. In the meantime, tell…
Mar 26, 2021
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