There is no magic in democracy or in democratic processes that transcends the inherent defects and limitations of government itself. A democratic government will still be a government, and this fact is more important than the mechanism by which leaders are selected.
President Clinton's pastor and spiritual advisor J. Philip Wogaman has shown great interest in economic theory and policy. A professor of Christian Social Ethics at Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, D.C., and pastor of the Foundry Methodist Church, his writings on economic systems display a relentless moral condemnation of the market economy. But when it comes to judging the errors of government planning, regulation, and politics in general, he urges an attitude of unremitting forgiveness.
Mises on the causes of international conflict. (Speech by Jeffrey Herbener)
