By way of introduction, my name is NJ Bordier. I've spent most of my life living in two countries on opposite sides of the Atlantic: Switzerland and the US.

They also have opposite systems of government, in my view as a Swiss and US citizen. Swiss voters largely control what laws are passed. US voters have scant control over what laws are passed, and often no control!

My Swiss and US university studies led me to view Switzerland's direct democracy as a "thesis". I view the US indirect democracy as an "antithesis". I've been working on a "synthesis" of the two ever since. Stay tuned as I weave it into my blog posts below!

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