
Sam Harris speaks with Congressman Ritchie Torres about the future of American politics.

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A Future for Democrats
Sam Harris speaks with Congressman Ritchie Torres about the future of American politics.
If you care about US democracy, tell your congressperson to support the Fair Representation Act!
I just emailed my U.S. Representative, asking them to support the Fair Representation Act! Join me by doing the same: [@campaign]
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15363375
If you care about democracy, tell your congressperson to support the Fair Representation Act!
Three decades ago, with the West recently victorious in the Cold War and liberalism triumphant, it was natural to assume that liberal social systems are largely self-ordering. But just about every social and political development since then has shown...
An interesting essay by author Jonathan Rauch on the value of intermediary institutions in Western liberal democracies.
Boris Johnson: I've been forced out over Partygate report
Boris Johnson is to step down as an MP but insists that "I did not lie" over Covid lockdowns.
Geometry, Dimensions, and Elections
An interesting bit of mathematical modelling on elecitons. I wasn't aware of the Condorcet paradox.