{"id":43,"date":"2014-06-29T23:04:53","date_gmt":"2014-06-30T04:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2021-05-30T13:20:01","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T18:20:01","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/?page_id=43","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m Dan Eckam, a software developer, writer, and occasional graphic designer living in Austin, Texas. I have a B.S. in computer science (1993) and a B.F.A. in studio art (1990) from the University of Texas at Austin. I am very interested in democratic theory and how we should reform our political system in the U.S. to improve accountability and promote the public interest.<\/p>\n

I am the author of Beyond Two Parties: Why America Needs a Multiparty System and How We Can Have It<\/em><\/a>, a book published in 2019. I spent over five years researching and writing this book because I am convinced that Americans could have a much healthier democracy with a multiparty system, and that there is a feasible way for us to get there.<\/p>\n

This website features my writings on various subjects I find interesting. Most of the articles concern politics, but you’ll also find writings on other subjects. I hope you find them to be of some value.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m Dan Eckam, a software developer, writer, and occasional graphic designer living in Austin, Texas. I have a B.S. in computer science (1993) and a B.F.A. in studio art (1990) from the University of Texas at Austin. I am very…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t