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America From Scratch

Should we have more than 2 major political parties?

Season 1 Episode 10

We blame a lot of our political dysfunction and polarization on our two-party system. So why do we keep it around? How did we get here? And what would happen if we had a lot more major parties? Host Toussaint Morrison investigates as we continue our democratic thought experiment.

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Do We Elect Narcissistic Leaders?
7:51
What would happen if we selected our leaders randomly, like we select jurors?
Should Shelter Be a Right?
7:25
Should we ensure life, liberty, and shelter for all citizens?
What if Protesting Was Illegal?
9:47
What if Protesting Was Illegal?
Should We Pay People to Move to Mars?
9:33
How long until people are living on Mars, and how will we convince them to go there?
Should the USA Build a Wall on BOTH of its Borders?
10:49
The Mexican border has dominated headlines, but what about our border with Canada?
Should we police our police?
10:18
Should we raise the national standard for when police can use lethal force?
Should we make voting mandatory?
8:56
If we made “America From Scratch” today, would we have compulsory voting?
Should we have mandatory military service?
8:14
If we made “America From Scratch” today, would we have a national conscription?
Should we elect our Supreme Court Justices?
7:34
If we started America from scratch today, would we elect our Supreme Court justices?
Should it be illegal for Facebook to sell your data?
8:04
If we made “America From Scratch” today, would Facebook be in the Bill of Rights?
Should the U.S. require half of its government to be female?
9:23
If we made “America From Scratch” today, would our government have a gender quota?
Should we rewrite our constitution?
8:03
If we made “America From Scratch” today, who would write our constitution?
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