Is It Time to Take a Chance on Random Representatives?

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Selecting legislators by lottery was good enough for the ancient Athenians. Why not good enough for Congress?

Published Nov. 8 2014 6:45AM EST

articles/2014/11/08/is-it-time-to-take-a-chance-on-random-representatives/141107-schulson-lotto-tease_zdng8l — The Daily Beast

If you’re looking for an unrepresentative group of Americans, the House of Representatives isn’t a bad place to start. Its members are disproportionately old and white.

Michael Schulson

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Is It Time to Take a Chance on Random Representatives?

Selecting legislators by lottery was good enough for the ancient Athenians. Why not good enough for Congress?

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Michael Schulson