AMA | September 2022
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
Exploring Voting Rights Through Science Fiction
This chapter examines the concept of earning the right to vote through public service as presented in Robert Heinlein's Starship Troopers. It contrasts this idea with The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, highlighting the depth of the latter while suggesting that the former's voting system is overly simplistic and merely a thought experiment.
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