5 ideas for better government in the US | Jeff Maurer
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5 ideas for better government in the US | Jeff Maurer

B2Upper-intermediateNovember 4, 202616 min
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  • Politics

Should the US Constitution protect your DNA? Your voice? Your data? Entrepreneur Jeff Maurer spent his youth fighting fires alongside World War II veterans, and he thinks the spirit that united them can power America's next 250 years. He proposes five new amendments to the US Constitution — from protecting privacy to holding politicians accountable — and shares what it would take to get them passed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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a quarter millennium into the American experiment for the perfect union, most of us will look around and probably agree. Yeah, we ain't there yet. You're listening to TED Talks Daily,

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where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day. I'm your host, Elise Hugh. This year, the United States marked 250 years since the Declaration of Independence was adopted.

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It's tempting to picture 1776 as a moment of perfect unity, a nation of people all pulling in the same direction. But systems innovator Jeff Maurer says the reality was a lot messier. America was divided.

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