The average American voter is NOT smarter than a 5th grader, doesn't understand basic political facts and should probably not be allowed to vote. Philosopher Jason Brennan makes the case for an epistocracy: the rule of the knowledgeable.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Col. David Lapan is Director of Public Affairs for the U.S. Marine Corps and one of the architect's of the Department of Defense's Embedded Media Program.
Caryl Owen, TTBOOK's Technical Director, provides an essay on her efforts to restore part of her Wisconsin property to its native prairie state.
In 2006, Barack Obama was the new darling of the Democratic Party and was considering a Presidential run in 2008.
Bruno Littlemore is a talking chimp - a creature who straddles the world between humans and animals. His creator, novelist Benjamin Hale, describes his fascination with primates.
Eli Pariser is twenty two years old, and the International Campaign Director of MoveOn.Org. He talks about what the Internet has done for the global Peace Movement, and why he considers their work against the war in Iraq successful.
Curtis Sittenfeld is the author of a novel called “Prep.” She tells Steve Paulson what she has in common with her lead character and why she feels protective of her.
Novelist Tim O’Brien talks about the life-long consequences of the decisions the Viet Nam generation made in their twenties, and says it’s harder to effectively protest today.
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