TED-Ed
What if your president was chosen via lottery? - Michael Vazquez
2026 • E22 Mar 19, 2026 7m
Elections are tools that ensure a nation’s citizens all have an equal political voice. But these so-called “great equalizers” are often plagued by corruption, partisan divides, and uninformed voters. Which is why some of democracy’s first and most famous practitioners used a different approach: sortition. Michael Vazquez explores how this system could address modern democracy's biggest problems.
Lesson by Michael Vazquez, directed by Avi Ofer.
Lesson by Michael Vazquez, directed by Avi Ofer.