[eszed]

Indeed. However, parliamentary democracies have a better track record of stability than federal structures (modeled after that of the US). Adjust for cultural and historical differences as you see fit, but the US has heretofore been an outlier.

[klooney]

Matt Yglesias wrote a great summary of this awhile back- https://www.vox.com/2015/3/2/8120063/american-democracy-doom...

[rv3392]

Very interesting read as an Australian. Helped me with understanding why US politics feels so different to Australia despite the cultural similarities.

[eszed]

That's the very article I remembered, but couldn't find, when I wrote my comment.Your google-fu is better than mine!

[piva00]

Thanks for sharing, that was a great and prescient article.