The Science of Governance
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Explore curated collections of political philosophy and governance. Recommended books from opposing perspectives on human rights, power, and liberty.
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Evidence-based frameworks from business applied to governance. What works? What doesn't? How do we know?
Explore Frameworks →Why Governance Failures Are System Design Failures
Most governance debates focus on individual bad actors. But what if the real problem is how we design the systems themselves? Drawing from 29 years of industrial management experience, here's how Six Sigma principles apply to democratic governance.
From Chaos to Compact
The Emergence of Governance From the State of Nature
A decade of research synthesizing political philosophy from ancient Greece to America's Founders. How did humans move from the state of nature to organized governance? What principles emerged? What can we learn?
By James Walton
Available March 2026
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