We've Grown Beyond the Binary System

<p>On today's episode, Chris digs deep into the concept of a multi-party political system, where representation is more focused on bringing ideas and being results oriented, and where the choices are beyond just A or B. </p><p>He argues that the binary system of our R's and D's has essentially failed in that there is no position other than opposition, and compromise is seen as weakness. </p><p>It's no longer enough to say either party has a 'big tent'- there has been such an expansion of our ideological spectrum in recent years that our society is ripe for a multitude of parties with the potential to  build coalitions to move the ball forward. Any ball.</p><p>A <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/09/08/opinion/republicans-democrats-parties.html#skip">NY Times opinion piece by Lee Drutman</a> also gets Chris thinking about ways to make this happen: Drutman's idea centers around six parties, and how they'd represent broader, more diverse districts through passage of <i>The Fair Representation Act.</i></p><p><strong>And another thing: </strong>When can kids under 12 get the vaccine??</p>