The article suggests that California's top-two open primary is not serving California well and should be replaced with ranked-choice general election. This suggests that the current system produces polarized candidates who are selected for being the most antagonistic towards the opposing party. Instant runoff voting (IRV) has been used in San Francisco since 2004, expanded to Oakland and Berkeley, and is gaining traction in Santa Clara County, Los Angeles and Sacramento. Condorcet voting, which conducts a round-robin between all candidates, could also result in consensus leadership. This could save taxpayer dollars by eliminating primaries and runoff elections and voters can choose policy over party. The article also mentions the environmental toll of the Iran war, highlighting the amount of fuel used by the military. The author suggests that while the cost of fuel is often underestimated, the economic damage may be irreversible.