"Let's not let status quo bius run away with us. Our politicians don't know very much either," he says. A basic equality between people is the first spiritual fundamental of human beings in a healthy state, according to him. "One can be one can try, by discipline, by talent, to be as good as you can be."
Nicholas Gruen is a widely published policy economist, entrepreneur and commentator. He has advised Cabinet Ministers, sat on Australia’s Productivity Commission and founded Lateral Economics and Peach Financial. We discuss:
- Fast foodification of Democracy
- Isegoria, or equality of speech
- Pros and Cons of a citizen jury
- How citizen juries help in nuanced policy discussions
- Using philanthropy for political experiments
- And MUCH more!
Follow Nicholas on Twitter at https://twitter.com/NGruen1 and read his essays at https://clubtroppo.com.au