The Body Politic

How do we model a political system? A ridiculously simplistic but often useful way to model a living body is as a three-part system. The body has inputs, a control mechanism, and outputs. The hand in the fire gets too hot, the nervous system goes “ yowch!”, the hand is pulled away. The ears sense vibrations that correspond to sounds, the brain hears “ what would you like to drink?”, the mouth…