On having negative knowledge
I'm reading Jason Brennan's 2016 book Against Democracy, actually in favor of votes weighted by competence, which he calls epistocracy. In discussing the very low levels of political knowledge seen…
Review: Democracy and Political Ignorance: Why Smaller Government Is Smarter (Ilya Somin)
This book is a quick read and covers the area decently well. The major drawback is that it doesnt discuss deliberative democracy or liquid democracy. IMO this book is not…
Review: The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies
[Bryan_Caplan]_The_Myth_of_the_Rational_Voter_Why(Bookos.org) This is very interesting book. Most interesting I've read in a while. - If neither way of verifying the existence of preferences over beliefs appeals to…