Perry Waag

Perry Waag is the author of The Centrist Path Ahead, former Unite America volunteer coordinator, and co-founder of Rank My Vote Florida

How Cats Can Help Fix Politics -- No, Seriously

Bess Truman famously said “if you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.” Well, even though I’m a dog person myself, cats might just hold the key to

By Perry Waag

/ June 7, 2021

How Cats Can Help Fix Politics -- No, Seriously

The Post-COVID Need For Political Philanthropy

Before this global COVID pandemic & resulting economic suffocation, political philanthropy to fix & reform our elections & governmental institutions was already severely lacking but very much needed. The entire

By Perry Waag

/ April 7, 2020

The Post-COVID Need For Political Philanthropy

Is Ranked Choice Voting Coming to Jacksonville, Fla.?

An exciting new grassroots effort is underway in Jacksonville Florida to bring ranked choice voting to future municipal elections. Even though Florida is a plurality state at the state &

By Perry Waag

/ August 27, 2019

Is Ranked Choice Voting Coming to Jacksonville, Fla.?

Don't Widen The Partisan Divide, Bridge It!

Regardless of whether you are a middle of the road independent like me, or a staunch conservative, or a liberal Democrat, something really important and timeless was said on Friday,

By Perry Waag

/ January 23, 2017

Don't Widen The Partisan Divide, Bridge It!

Want Real Change? Stop Complaining and Do Something About It!

Years ago it used to be that car companies only cared about selling you a car, and once you were off the lot, they didn’t really give a hoot

By Perry Waag

/ November 15, 2016

Want Real Change? Stop Complaining and Do Something About It!

This Election, We Have Seen The Enemy -- And It is Us

Just about everyone these days seems to be either overcome with fear or anger in this election cycle, and for good reasons. It might not be pretty, but that'

By Perry Waag

/ May 6, 2016

This Election, We Have Seen The Enemy -- And It is Us

What Independents Need to Do to Make Their Voices Heard in the 21st Century

Flawed Logic I would like to believe that if Spock from Star Trek learned of our two-party system and how it functions, the first words out of his mouth would

By Perry Waag

/ April 5, 2016

What Independents Need to Do to Make Their Voices Heard in the 21st Century