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Home Posts tagged  elections

Tag: elections

Triumph of the Fleece Vest

“Extremism can come in many forms,” President Biden said at a speech recently. “It can come in the rage of a mob driven to assault the Capitol. It can come in a smile and a fleece vest.” “Extremist” or not, turns out coming in a … Continue readingTriumph of the Fleece Vest

Posted on November 3, 2021November 3, 2021by Adamas NemesisLeave a comment

For Proportional Representation

We should abolish elections and replace them with sortition, random selection from the citizenry, thus guaranteeing a representative body. I’ve posted about that before. But if we must have elections, what voting system should we use? Pure proportional representation, that’s what; specifically multi-winner ranked choice … Continue readingFor Proportional Representation

Posted on September 27, 2021September 27, 2021by Adamas NemesisLeave a comment

Checking in on American Politics: 2020 Edition

The results of the 2020 United States Presidential election are well known by this point, and much analysis has been offered, including by myself on Twitter. For the first time on this blog I would like to offer some of the thoughts I’ve expressed in … Continue readingChecking in on American Politics: 2020 Edition

Posted on July 26, 2021by Adamas NemesisLeave a comment

Abolish Elections: For Sortition and Direct Democracy

What if we abolished elections and replaced them with a system that was much more democratic? Sounds fantastic? It shouldn’t, because “democracy” as everyone understood it until a couple centuries ago had nothing to do with elections. Rule by the people meant just that: political … Continue readingAbolish Elections: For Sortition and Direct Democracy

Posted on November 3, 2020July 10, 2021by Adamas Nemesis2 Comments

Presidential Debate Reform: A Radical Proposal

But for a twist of fate, today we would have seen the second of three Presidential Debates in the United States for the upcoming Presidential election, this one having been scheduled to be a “town hall” style debate. Combined with the generally negative reaction to … Continue readingPresidential Debate Reform: A Radical Proposal

Posted on October 15, 2020October 15, 2020by Adamas Nemesis2 Comments

Twilight of a Decade

As is the case annually around this time, a new year will soon be upon us, the year 2020. New Year 2020 is more important than most new years, however, in that in addition to a new year, it also represents the twilight of one … Continue readingTwilight of a Decade

Posted on December 31, 2019January 2, 2020by Adamas Nemesis2 Comments
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