Today was a sleepy day. (I wonder what causes those.) I didn’t do any exercises, but ended up watching six videos on voting systems. It seemed an appropriate topic as the US presidential election begins in earnest. I’ve long thought about making a study of this topic, becoming a voting system wonk and joining one of the organizations that advocates for reform. I do think adoption of better systems might benefit the country, especially in the primaries, where it is already common to have more than two candidates. (Elections with more than two candidates being where our current system is most likely to produce perverse results.)
Below is the video I watched that I think is most likely to be interesting to non-wonks. It does a good job explaining some alternative voting systems, though it does not say much about their pros and cons: