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Tag Archives: elections
Elections, democracy, and doing it right
How to start this post. Writing about voting and representation isn’t easy, especially during an election. But this election in particular has me thinking about our options and how we get this right in the future. I’m not talking about … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics
Tagged Britain, Canada, democracy, election reform, elections, electoral reform, first past the post, FPTP, US, voting
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Elections, happiness, and Bhutan
The nastiness of election campaigns pervades the news these days and dissatisfaction runs high towards most politicians in most developed countries. The words “happy”, “satisfied”, and “trusting” don’t immediately come to mind where political processes are concerned right now, even … Continue reading
Posted in Bhutan, Just wondering, Travel
Tagged Bhutan, democracy, elections, GNH, Gross National Happiness, happiness, travel
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