Democracy is to power as a lottery is to money. It is a social mechanism that allows a large number of hominids to feel as if their individual views affect the world, even when the chance of such an effect is negligible.


The Price of Muscle-Flexing


Democracy is to power as a lottery is to money. It is a social mechanism that allows a large number of hominids to feel as if their individual views...

Democracy is to power as a lottery is to money. It is a social mechanism that allows a large number of hominids to feel as if their individual views...

Democracy is to power as a lottery is to money. It is a social mechanism that allows a large number of hominids to feel as if their individual views...

Democracy is to power as a lottery is to money. It is a social mechanism that allows a large number of hominids to feel as if their individual views...