And Yet It Works…

People Aren't Smart Enough for Democracy to Flourish, Scientists Say. Or at least so claims one particular article making the rounds on the blogs today. And in fact, if you've read our book, you'd know that the authors of the article get it half right. People aren't very smart, at least not when it comes to making rational and unbiased decisions about political leaders and complicated matters of policy. People are shockingly ignorant, in fact, as a general rule.

And yet, democracy works...