A message from
the founder
Most of my adult life, I’ve made a living telling stories.
Not fictional stories — but stories that explain something important, inspire people, or help make complex ideas feel simple. It’s what I do for nonprofits, corporations, campaigns, and cultural institutions.
But I’ve spent the last nine years thinking about something bigger: how to make our democracy actually reflect the will of the people it’s supposed to serve.
After 2016 — the fifth time in our history that a president took office despite getting fewer votes than their opponent — I found myself asking why the world’s leading democracy continues to tolerate outcomes that don’t reflect the will of the majority.
Like many Americans, I kept hearing the same refrains from friends across the spectrum:
“Nothing we do matters.”
“Both parties are broken.”
“Why vote when the choices are predetermined?”
And the one that stuck with me the most:
“It’s impossible to change the system.”
But I kept thinking: what if it isn’t?
What if the real barrier isn’t technical at all, but psychological — the belief that the system can’t change, so we shouldn’t try?
I’m not a political scientist or an insider.
I’m an outsider looking in — someone trying to imagine what a truly representative democracy
should look like, whether it feels politically achievable right now or not.
And what I’ve realized is this:
- There are structural problems in American democracy we can describe clearly.
- There are reforms that would make our elections more fair, more representative, and more stable.
- And none of them will happen unless someone is willing to explain them plainly and publicly.
That’s where I come in.
My contribution isn’t theoretical — it’s communicative.
My job is to make the case, patiently and clearly, for what a majority-based, equal-representation democracy could look like.
To translate complex ideas into something people can see, understand, and believe in.
I know these reforms won’t be easy.
But that doesn’t mean the effort isn’t worth making.
If anything, it means it’s even more necessary.
That’s why I created the True Democracy Project.
- To shine a light on the systems that prevent true majority rule…
- To propose reforms that make every vote equal…
- And to make these ideas accessible to anyone — not just experts.
If you’re reading this, you’re already part of that effort — even if what you take away is simply a new idea or a new question to think about.
