Conversations

Talking through the history, the mechanics, and the practical path toward a democracy without politicians

NBC10 previews the TED Democracy 2026 event in Philadelphia with a quick look at the upcoming speaker lineup. Terry is featured in the local broadcast ahead of his presentation challenging the political status quo.

Terry unleashes his draft manuscript of Democracy Without Politicians on the world, offering a direct breakdown of why everything we thought we knew about democracy is fundamentally wrong.

Terry breaks down the mechanics of his multi-body sortition model, explaining why single citizen assemblies aren’t enough. He also pushes for constitutional updates and discusses his new book, Democracy without Politicians.

Terry sits down with Tevan and Jesse from Democracy Creative to discuss sortition, democratic lotteries, citizens’ assemblies — and why he thinks elections aren’t really democratic.

Democracy wasn’t supposed to be a popularity contest. Terry gives a quick history lesson on why Athenians used random selection instead of elections, and how to bring that system back.

Terry uses his experience in the Vermont legislature to explain why elected lawmakers are so disconnected from the public—and why replacing them with randomly selected citizen juries is the cure for polarization.