This was a great conversation with a friend of mine Sam Roggeveen in which Sam solves the dilemma of how to get to a republic once and for all!  Sam argues we're mistaking decline in the party system for the decline of democracy. 

I think the foundations of democracy have been under attack for a generation or more. We both agree that social media has accelerated the decline.   What’s going on in the US is a crucial test for Sam's case.

We both think that citizens’ juries and similar institutions have a lot to offer. 

Then Sam comes up with a novel solution to the republican dilemma! Allow the people to choose the president but rather than an election for the president, have them selected by a citizens’ assembly.   

We then offer our advice to the government and to the independents.  The video can be seen here.