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Do We Elect Narcissistic Leaders? - A study finds that politicians score higher than other professionals on the Narcissistic Personality Inventory, with a spike in characteristics like superiority, arrogance, and entitlement. Do we reward these characteristics with the way we vote? What would happen if we selected our leaders randomly, like we select our jurors for jury duty?
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What would happen if we selected our leaders randomly, like we select jurors?
Should we ensure life, liberty, and shelter for all citizens?
What if Protesting Was Illegal?
How long until people are living on Mars, and how will we convince them to go there?
The Mexican border has dominated headlines, but what about our border with Canada?
Should we raise the national standard for when police can use lethal force?
If we made “America From Scratch” today, would we outlaw political parties or add more?
If we made “America From Scratch” today, would we have compulsory voting?
If we made “America From Scratch” today, would we have a national conscription?
If we started America from scratch today, would we elect our Supreme Court justices?
If we made “America From Scratch” today, would Facebook be in the Bill of Rights?
If we made “America From Scratch” today, would our government have a gender quota?
If we made “America From Scratch” today, who would write our constitution?
If we made “America From Scratch” today, would we have states?
If we made “America From Scratch” today, would we have a president?
If we made “America From Scratch” today, would 12-year-olds be allowed to vote?
About America From Scratch
What if we made "America From Scratch" today rather than 250 years ago? Would 12-year-olds be allowed to vote? What if there were no states? Host Toussaint Morrison joins the PBS Digital Studios family to ask these big questions and celebrate the incredible opportunities represented by our ongoing American experiment. Produced by Rewire as part of the Twin Cities PBS "In It Together" initiative.
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