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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

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?

A letter to Chuck Todd… Unanswered.

By George Sanders - November 24, 2013 Leave a Comment

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!

A Political Conundrum Regarding Voting Methods

By George Sanders - October 25, 2013 2 Comments

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.

Letter to the Egyptian Ambassador from July 2013

By George Sanders - October 20, 2013 Leave a Comment

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

Can Polarized Politics Be Reduced Through Two Simple Words?

By George Sanders - October 19, 2013 1 Comment

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

Exclusive: Trump, GOP Wrestle for Dollars in Florida

By Steve Schneider

Florida recently let WWE televise wrestling matches from the Sunshine State, calling the sport an essential activity. Here is a fun way to discuss it.

An Atheist Perspective of Our Current Illness(es)

By David Anderson, J.D.

Understand, this is a critique of a set of values, myths and rules, not believers. It isn’t bigotry either. Objecting to a set of beliefs is all fair game.

Uncle Sam Needs Your Help Again

By Steve Schneider

I suspect a Democratic or Republican leader may tell us that “Uncle Sam Needs Your Help Again” before I leave this planet. And, chances are, many Americans will support that war.

Growing Up Learning Importance of Registering People to Vote

By Steve Schneider

In an excerpt from her unfinished, unpublished memoir, Ruth Carter-Lynch discusses the time of Martin Luther King Jr. and fellow Civil Rights leaders.

Ai Fen: The Whistleblowing Doctor Missing in China

By Thomas Manning

It is time that the world unite and hold China responsible for the abysmal human rights record it enforces in the second biggest global economy.

Parkland School Shooting, Coronavirus Pandemic Bookend Hixon’s First Run for Office

By Steve Schneider

Steve Schneider interviewed Debbi Hixon on her first run for office on the Broward County School Board. Debbi lost her husband, Chris, in the Parkland school shooting, Valentine’s Day 2018.

Trump demonstrates questionable judgement

Trump has further demonstrated lack of judgement by allowing Steve Mnunchin $550 million in relief plan with no oversight. We must choose leaders wisely.

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