105. Why Elections Suck | THUNK
Channel: THUNK
Date: 16/11/2016

The most recent presidential election has spawned mass protests, & not just because many are dissatisfied with the results - the process itself is being called into question.

-Links for the Curious- 

FairVote, an organization advocating for more representative & fair electoral systems - http://fairvote.org/

A simple online tool to determine who your elected representatives are. (Protip: phonecalls are harder to ignore.) - http://www.whoismyrepresentative.com/

A paper by the EAC detailing the historical basis of the electoral college & some of its flaws - https://www.eac.gov/assets/1/Documents/The%20Electoral%20College%20(Jan.%202011).pdf

The Anti-Federalist Paper #72, describing one of the founder's objections to the "elitist" nature of the electoral college - http://www.thisnation.com/library/antifederalist/72.html

C.G.P. Grey's fantastic series "Politics in the Animal Kingdom" - http://www.cgpgrey.com/politics-in-the-animal-kingdom/

THUNK Episode 95 - Duverger's Law & Ingroup Bias - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1v8zK39MIY

THUNK Episode 104 - Ethics Overview & Moral Voting - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcFyef0eUXM

The very first THUNK podcast! - http://thunkshow.com/?p=296