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America’s Hidden Duopoly (Ep. 356 Rebroadcast)

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The Problem Isn't the Party, but the Party

Both sides of the political industrial complex, democrats and republicans, are as strong as ever. And if parties were stronger, that doesn't mean they'd be moderating forces. So you've diagnosed the problem in a really interesting and profound way by overlaying a templetem that's more commonly applied to firms to the political industry. It theoretically leads to a different set of solutions than we've typically been hearing. Let's go through them point by point. Number one, you talk about re structuring the election process itself. Give me some really concrete examples of what that would look like. NAnd i'd also love to hear whether you do see some evidence of these examples happening,....

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