BTRTN: Can't We All Just Get Along? A Plan to Reduce Our Polarized Politics
A three-part plan to more moderation and compromise...
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2018/02/btrtn-cant-we-all-just-get-along-plan.html
"But our dinner companions did not want to hear it. They had something else in mind. Turns out she runs an education not-for-profit for inner city kids, and he’s an independent/Libertarian, and neither were particularly interested in tribal bloodlust. They had a worthier goal in mind – how do we make our politicians work together again, and find common ground?
So, with my friends as inspiration, I offer my non-partisan “magic wand” solutions to bringing “compromise” and “moderation” back to our national politics. I say “magic wand” because I have no illusions about the odds of making any of this happen. But they are concrete actions designed to appeal to those who want real solutions to fight for, and these ideas are legitimately within the realm of political possibility.
Each of the three parts seeks to remove aspects of our political system that incentivize polarization..."
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