Citizen Cabinet
Citizen Cabinet is a civic education roster built around one simple idea. Use clear public educators to explain what major departments do, what they cannot do, and what the evidence actually says.
Same seats as the real cabinet. Different job. This is not a government body, not an endorsement of every opinion, and not a loyalty list. It is a teaching tool built around evidence first standards.
Why Citizen Cabinet exists
Citizen Cabinet exists because a lot of people hear cabinet level language all the time without really understanding what those departments do. That gap creates confusion, and confusion creates room for weak claims, inflated expectations, and plain old misinformation. A clear public educator can help narrow that gap.
The idea here is simple. Match a public educator to a cabinet style seat based on the kind of civic explanation they are best equipped to give. Then hold the whole thing to a higher standard. If they make a serious claim, it should be sourced. If they are wrong, they should correct it. If they go beyond the record, that should be visible too.
Citizen Cabinet roster
One card per seat. Plain descriptions. Easy to scan.
Devin Stone
Seat: Citizen Attorney General (Justice and rule of law)
US attorney best known for the LegalEagle channel, where he explains how US law works using current cases and clear legal basics for regular people.
Perun
Seat: Citizen Secretary of Defense (Defense policy and defense economics)
Australian creator known for long form explainers on defense economics, military capability, and how budgets and industrial capacity shape what the military can actually do.
Ryan McBeth
Seat: Citizen Secretary of Defense (Military topics and information operations)
Military veteran creator focused on practical military subjects and how conflict narratives spread online, often using a training style approach to help viewers evaluate claims.
Ian Bremmer
Seat: Citizen Secretary of State (Foreign policy and diplomacy)
Political scientist and founder of Eurasia Group, known for political risk analysis and plain language explainers through GZERO Media.
Kyla Scanlon
Seat: Citizen Secretary of the Treasury (Economy and markets)
Economics writer and creator who explains markets, jobs, and policy using simple language and storytelling aimed at broad audiences.
Patrick Boyle
Seat: Citizen Secretary of the Treasury (Finance and risk)
Finance professor and former hedge fund professional who teaches markets, risk, and financial history with a clear, classroom style.
Zubin Damania
Seat: Citizen Secretary of Health and Human Services (Healthcare systems)
Physician and creator known as ZDoggMD who mixes commentary and humor while focusing on how healthcare systems work in real life.
Sal Khan
Seat: Citizen Secretary of Education (Learning and education systems)
Founder of Khan Academy and a major figure in online education, known for building free learning tools and teaching in plain, teachable steps.
Jason Slaughter
Seat: Citizen Secretary of Transportation (Transit and street safety)
Creator behind Not Just Bikes, focused on transportation and urban design, often using comparisons to explain why some systems work better than others.
Ray Delahanty
Seat: Citizen Secretary of Transportation (Urban planning and mobility)
Former traffic engineer and urban planner behind CityNerd, covering transportation, housing, and city design with data driven explainers.
Charles Marohn
Seat: Citizen Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Housing and local finance)
Civil engineer and founder of Strong Towns, known for explaining how city finances work and how development patterns affect long term stability.
Climate Town (Rollie Williams)
Seat: Citizen Secretary of Energy (Energy and climate policy realities)
Research heavy climate and energy explainer series that mixes humor with evidence based breakdowns of infrastructure, policy, and everyday impacts.
Michelle Miller (Farm Babe)
Seat: Citizen Secretary of Agriculture (Food systems and farming)
Agriculture creator known for explaining modern farming and pushing back on popular food misinformation, especially around GMOs and production methods.
More Perfect Union
Seat: Citizen Secretary of Labor (Wages, labor power, working conditions)
Nonprofit media outlet focused on labor, the economy, and working class issues, producing social video coverage centered on power and accountability.
Task & Purpose
Seat: Citizen Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Veteran community issues)
Military news and culture publication covering the US armed forces and issues affecting service members and veterans, with reporting built for the community.
Dagogo Altraide (ColdFusion)
Seat: Citizen Secretary of Commerce (Industry, technology, innovation)
Creator behind ColdFusion, producing documentary style video essays on technology, business, and big picture trends in a clear, accessible format.
Citizen Cabinet standards
How a person earns a seat here.
- Evidence first: Claims should be tied to primary sources or clearly named references.
- Corrections: Visible corrections when wrong, fast and specific.
- Scope: Explain what the department can do and what it cannot do.
- Disclosure: Sponsorships and conflicts should be disclosed and easy to find.
- Clarity: Teach in plain language, not insider jargon.
If you think a seat belongs to someone else, send the suggestion through Submit Evidence and include your source links. The point of Citizen Cabinet is not celebrity. The point is whether the educator helps the public understand a department with evidence, accuracy, and clear limits.
Citizen Cabinet sources for the curious
Background links only. For deeper verification, use official bios, published work, and primary records linked in each creator’s own content.