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George Sanders articles

George Sanders writes for Democracy Chronicles from New York. Checkout the rest of our international team of authors as well. Together, they help cover free and fair elections on every continent with a focus on election reform in the United States.

Let’s Play: “What’s The Best Voting Method?”

By George Sanders - April 22, 2014 2 Comments

What is the Best Voting Method

Three-hundred million people want to select one of thirty candidates who will most likely provide them with the greatest overall satisfaction as a collective group (the very essence of democracy). What is the best voting method to use?

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Election Methods

A letter to Chuck Todd… Unanswered.

By George Sanders - November 24, 2013 Leave a Comment

Letter to Chuck Todd NBC News

Letter to Chuck Todd: Would you please let me know if we can count on you to discuss on your show this simple upgrade to our election procedures? We the People are most eagerly looking forward to it!

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Democrats, Election Methods, Polling, Republicans

A Political Conundrum Regarding Voting Methods

By George Sanders - October 25, 2013 2 Comments

Support Ontario Ranked Ballot Elections

Regarding Voting Methods, the best way for a group of people to make a collective decision that will likely provide them with the greatest overall satisfaction is to utilize Score Voting.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Election Methods, Polling

Letter to the Egyptian Ambassador from July 2013

By George Sanders - October 20, 2013 Leave a Comment

Letter to the Egyptian Ambassador Flag

Dear Egyptian Ambassador, Will you consider using this quite simple but most important and effective voting method —Approval Voting— for your next election?

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Egypt, Election Methods, Middle East, Worldwide Corruption

Can Polarized Politics Be Reduced Through Two Simple Words?

By George Sanders - October 19, 2013 1 Comment

Vote for Approval Voting

Couldn’t polarized politics be seriously mitigated simply by officially adding just two more words to our ballot instructions?

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Election Methods, Founding Fathers, Political Lobbying, Polling, Redistricting, Third Party

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Teaching Voting Theory With a Card-Based Voting Game

By Steve Cobb

This uniquely inventive new game’s name ‘Concurrence’ is a play on words: it means “agreement” in English and “competition” in Russian.

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By Aydasara Ortega

Data governance surfaces as key terrain on which to regulate firms engaged in datafication by responding to the injustices of informational capitalism.

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On The Dynamics of Abortion. And Argentina.

By David Anderson, J.D.

There’s big news from Argentina lately. By a fair margin abortion was finally legalized there last month after decades of grassroots activism.

An Expat American in the Middle East Discusses Trump Concerns

By Steve Schneider

Democracy Chronicles author Steve Schneider interviews ex-pat American Jason Meursault who shares his overseas perspective on the Capitol riot.

Why Trump Should be Impeached

By Jack Jones

Trump’s tenure was a reign of terror. The 6 Jan insurrection is ground for Senate impeachment to prevent him from causing further damage to our democracy.

On Approval Voting and the National Popular Vote

By Steve Cobb

Though written without regard for alternative voting methods, maybe the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is OK.

Is Giuliani a Speech-Maker or a Criminal Instigator?

By Steve Schneider

Rudy Giuliani is Trump’s personal lawyer. He has spoken in two rallies that became criminal riots, including the Jan 6, 2021, mob attack on The Capitol.

Democracy Counts in Georgia; D.C. in Chaos

By Steve Schneider

Major upheavals in American politics saw democrats winning Georgia on Jan 5, 2021 while on Jan 6 a Trump mob attacked The Capitol to stop certification of Biden’s victory.

Why the Republican leadership doesn’t have our welfare in consideration

By Jack Jones

The fight against American corruption is not over! It will be when America’s Oligarchs come to realization. They need to be checked for all our sakes.

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Foundation Publishes Protest Art from Around the World

Art has been a powerful medium of protest and creative expression to expose the deception and social bankruptcy of tyranny.

Protecting Californian Elections

How Bad Jokes Complicated Protecting Californian Elections

Public records show California’s scattershot cybersecurity approach ensnared some people who say they were joking.

Kanye West Kept Off the 2020 Arizona Ballot

Why Was Kanye West Kept Off the 2020 Arizona Ballot?

On September 8, the Arizona Supreme Court issued a short order saying Kanye West could not be on the ballot as an independent candidate for president.

Political Comedy Helps Young Adults

Study Claims Political Comedy Helps Young Adults

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