It’s not just polarization that’s driving voters’ malaise − it’s something else, which carries a stark warning for the health of American democracy.
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Random-controlled testing is widely accepted in medicine, and yet voters are not convinced this would be a good approach to testing out government policy before it is implemented.
Mexico’s 2018 presidential race hasn’t even begun, but it’s already a nail-biter, featuring two women, a left-wing firebrand, party defections, strange bedfellows and no small dose of scandal.
Was new Senator Derryn Hinch right to say on Q&A that voting is only compulsory in Australia and Belgium, and that 90% of New Zealanders vote even though it’s voluntary?
It might be juvenile, but scribbling a dick and balls on a ballot paper actually requires some thought. And that in turn has meaning.
Friday’s COAG meeting is a perfect opportunity for politicians to govern in the public interest: and that should start with reforming political donations.
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Research Associate, Public Policy Institute, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Conacyt Research Professor, National Laboratory of Public Policy, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
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Adjunct Professor, National Centre for Australian Studies, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Politics, Adelaide University
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Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, University of Mary Washington
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Director, POLIS: The ANU Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University
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Professor of Economics and Public Policy, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University