Democracy

In dealing with the question of why the United States, a country founded on liberty, turned into a militaristic behemoth, Ralph Raico looked to the work of historian Arthur Ekirch for answers.

In dealing with the question of why the United States, a country founded on liberty, turned into a militaristic behemoth, Ralph Raico looked to the work of historian Arthur Ekirch for answers.

The market has one essential property: it remains connected to reality.

The New York Times claims that the "administrative state"—that is, governance by unelected bureaucrats—protects our country and enhances democracy.

The New York Times claims that the “administrative state”—that is, governance by unelected bureaucrats—protects our country and enhances democracy.

Landemore wishes to be a radical democrat, but she is not radical enough. Why do people need to be ruled at all? In a free-market social order along Rothbardian lines, people are at liberty to deal with others as they wish, so long as they do not violate rights.

To call Trump’s actions king-like is to greatly understate the problem. What we actually face is a massive, self-amplifying executive branch that makes deranged presidents far more dangerous than an actual king could ever be.

To call Trump’s actions king-like is to greatly understate the problem. What we actually face is a massive, self-amplifying executive branch that makes deranged presidents far more dangerous than an actual king could ever be.

A number of countries, including Great Britain, has “right to roam” policies in which people are permitted to go onto private property, often against the owner’s wishes. This is nothing more than giving people a license to trespass.

Hélène Landemore of Yale University believes she has a radical proposal to make democracy work. In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon reviews her book Politics without Politicians: The Case for Citizen Rule and concludes it isn’t radical enough.