Why Voting Doesn’t Tell Us What Voters Really Want
In a large enough democracy, the impact of an individual vote is statistically zero on the margin.
In a large enough democracy, the impact of an individual vote is statistically zero on the margin.
Terrence Malick's new film about conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter is a subtle film. But perhaps too much so, and we need to look deeper to understand why this one man so vehemently resisted the Nazi state at the cost of his own life.
Why both urban and rural regions should be self-governing: "As long as people with strong preferences are clustered conveniently into different jurisdictions, decentralization can, at least in theory, increase the number of people who are satisfied with government policy."
Opposition to decentralization in government often arises out of fear. Most people have been indoctrinated into the idea that a large centralized state can better prevent bad things from happening.
Bob Murphy interviews journalist and stand-up comic Lindsay Goldwert.
Daniel McAdams speaks at the 2019 Ron Paul Symposium in Lake Jackson, Texas.
Jeff Deist speaks at the 2019 Ron Paul Symposium in Lake Jackson, Texas.