Matt Bai: “Word is that Sean Parker, the 34-year-old Web visionary who built Napster and then helped grow Facebook, is the latest billionaire with an idea to save the political system, or at least a lot of money in search of an idea to save the political system. Parker and other investors are said to be planning a startup aimed at organizing disaffected voters. They’ve hired some well-connected Washington consultants, because that’s what you do when you really want to stick it to the status quo.”
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