Category: Democracy

  • Systemic Party Bias

    This is the fourth entry for a miniseries about wisdom. I am an unaffiliated citizen.  Parents belonging to different parties contributed to my independence, as did the tendency of the parties to change principles.  During my lifetime the parties switched over “shock and awe” tactics.  They switched over choice and abortion.  They switched over state

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  • Collective Wisdom Conditions

    This is the third entry in a miniseries about collective wisdom. In The Wisdom of Crowds, James Surowiecki detailed the four conditions for collecting wisdom from a population.  People must think independently of each other, no groupthink.  Their thinking must be decentralized, not influenced by a centralized authority.  Such conditions allow for collecting a diversity

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  • The Unenlightened Wisdom Project

    The Unenlightened Wisdom Project

    The Unenlightened Wisdom Project promotes a humanitarian worldview and wisdom as an antidote to the materialism and individualism that drives western civilization. The ten year project journeys from brain health to democracy, focusing on additional themes of humanity, responsibility and information. Subscribe to receive post notifications and alerts about the latest developments during this journey.

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