> Elections are flawed and can’t be redeemed<p>Elections <i>in the US</i> may be flawed, but there is quite a bit of evidence that other electoral systems -- particularly, ones where the main legislative body isn't elected by FPTP in single-member districts -- work much better at providing meaningful democratic accountability, which is where the article sees the failure of elections.<p>So, while I accept the conclusions that <i>US elections</i> are flawed, I don't accept the more general claim, or the claim that even US elections can't be redeemed.<p>Sortition is interesting, and may be useful, and is certainly something that it makes sense to try on a smaller scale. But better election systems are both a less radical change and one more supported as effective in the modern world and conditions by evidence which provides a clear idea of how to structure them.