The Missing Filter on Our Election Process

The article explores how election reforms in the 1970s, aimed at making voting more accessible, inadvertently shifted the political landscape to favor candidates with celebrity status over those with deep policy expertise. This change has raised concerns about the quality of representation in government, highlighting the tension between populist democracy and effective governance. The implications suggest a need for reevaluating our electoral system to ensure it prioritizes qualified leaders over those who simply have a larger public profile.