Why do politicians keep kicking the can down the road?
In a new conversation with the Democracy Innovators Podcast, Terry explains why elections reward conflict and short-term advantage—and why citizens’ assemblies need real decision-making power, not merely an advisory role.
The discussion ranges from ancient Athens and Ireland’s citizens’ assemblies to a practical route beyond elections: moving public decisions, one by one, from campaigns and party combat to jury-like bodies of ordinary citizens. Terry calls it a “peeling strategy.”