Jonah Goldberg: Georgia election flap underscores our collection action problem
by Jonah Goldberg, Tribune Content Agency
Apr 07, 2021
3 minutes
The Georgia debacle is a perfect example of the rolling collective action problem of our democracy. A collective action problem, simply put, is when there is a goal that would benefit everyone — in this case, confidence in our machinery of democracy — but the incentive structure for the individual players makes it impossible to cooperate to reach the goal.
The Georgia electoral mess goes back to the 2018 Georgia governor’s race — and every faction in that state
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