12/1/17 Tocqueville Lecture - Jason Brennan: “Democracy: Can We Do Better?”

Democracy is the rule of the people. But what if the people have little clue what they’re doing? Democracy incentivizes voters to be biased, uninformed, and irrational, which leads to voters supporting bad candidates who in turn push bad policies. This talk asks: Are there alternative ways to choose leaders that can overcome the problems voters create?