Author Archives: Rand Strauss
Brigade.com Upgrades to Same Old Features
Brigade.com revamped their new site. Unfortunately, they haven’t rolled out anything interesting. Let’s review their July, 2017 blog. Continue reading
Transforming Politics – September 2017 Newsletter
I finally published my first “monthly” newsletter. Here’s a copy, edited a bit.
PeopleCount is the possibility of having our elected officials be accountable to us. It’s the first thorough proposal to truly transform our political system. It has a solid set of reasoning behind it, answering all major questions, including how it’ll be rewarding, gain popularity, grow, cause transformation, handle challenges and has a complete business plan.
Development continues, slowly.
How does Spiritual Enlightenment relate to Political Accountability?
On Facebook, Tolly Burkan, enlightened author of The Self-Empowerment Trilogy posted about spiritual enlightenment: Continue reading
For Political Parties, Campaign Benefits
PeopleCount is offering breakthrough benefits for both voters and politicians. This article is for politicians and their parties, a view of the campaign benefits.
A less expensive campaign is a huge benefit. But in this article, we’ll look at the great benefits you get for that lower cost. Continue reading
For Political Parties, Incumbent Benefits
There are 3 more benefits to add to the last post. One is during the campaign, too. The others are wholly incumbent benefits. Continue reading
A High Level Summary of PeopleCount
If you are looking for a short summary of PeopleCount, try this one. Continue reading
You can’t Prove that Fixing Democracy is Impossible
Most people think that politics can’t be fixed. When I ask them if it can be fixed, most say, “That’s impossible!” But they can’t prove it. They’re guessing. Most people think that if the answer isn’t obvious, there’s no answer. Most people think that even if the answer is not obvious, if you tell them the answer, they’ll understand it. Often they’re right. But sometimes, such as with fixing politics, they’re mistaken. Continue reading
Contest Entry: Accountable Democracy with PeopleCount
There’s a National Geographic “Chasing Genius” contest. I just finished my entry. They wanted a 60-second video, so I rushed through this one (link to it on YouTube) Continue reading
When we Feel Certain, Simple Concepts can be Difficult
There are very simple concepts that people simply can’t understand. We feel certain about our model of how the world works. So we can’t understand even simple ideas that disagree with our models. Continue reading