The Democracy Paradox - NaPodPoMo 2025 #12
In this episode of Randy Unscripted, Randy Black dives into one of the most fascinating and unexpected challenges hidden inside modern democracy: the mathematics of voting systems. Inspired by the Veritasium video Why Democracy Is Mathematically Impossible, the episode explores how even well-designed democratic systems contain unavoidable contradictions, tradeoffs, and flaws. From ranked-choice voting to Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem, Randy unpacks the surprising reality that no voting system can perfectly represent everyone’s preferences while remaining completely fair. Rather than…
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