Democracy

Is sortition—rule by a randomly chosen group of lawmakers—better than democracy? Even when randomly chosen, policymakers can do just as much damage when in the service of the state. 

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.

John Eastman makes sweeping claims in his recent

The left has always attacked capitalism as being anti-social, but today much of the criticism of free markets comes from the right. Capitalism, they claim, breaks social bonds that hold societies together and it promotes wokeness. Dr. Wanjiru Njoya takes sharp exception to such claims.

On this episode of Power & Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho celebrate Presidents' Day by talking about the best and worst presidents in American history. 

Few Americans today realize that until the passage of the 17th Amendment in 1913, US senators were appointed by their state legislatures, not by popular vote. This development had an unfortunate effect upon US politics, further damaging the original federalist governing arrangement.

Few Americans today realize that until the passage of the 17th Amendment in 1913, US senators were appointed by their state legislatures, not by popular vote. This development had an unfortunate effect upon US politics, further damaging the original federalist governing arrangement.