Ever want more than two choices?
The Problem This past week, the debate between President Biden and Former President Trump showed clearly that neither of the top two contenders for the… Read More »Ever want more than two choices?
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I voted with ranked choice voting this week!
This past week, Arlington County in Virginia held a primary election for County Board using ranked choice voting. As a current resident, that meant I… Read More »I voted with ranked choice voting this week!
Politicians don’t care what you think. Political competition can help.
Politicians don’t care what you think If you ever feel that your policy preferences are ignored by your representatives, well, it isn’t just you. The… Read More »Politicians don’t care what you think. Political competition can help.
Political competition would make us wealthier
In 2010, Besley, Persson, and Sturm published a paper entitled Political Competition, Policy and Growth: Theory and Evidence from the US in the Review of… Read More »Political competition would make us wealthier
Ezra Klein says US politics is highly competitive. This thinking prevents real solutions.
In a recent podcast interview with Ruy Teixeira, Ezra Klein stated that “American politics is — I don’t want to say a perfectly competitive market,… Read More »Ezra Klein says US politics is highly competitive. This thinking prevents real solutions.