All Posts Tagged With: "constitutional republic"
The Golden Calf of Democracy
“Democracy,” H. L. Mencken once said, “is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.” He also famously defined an election as “an advance auction sale of stolen goods.” Mencken was not opposed to democracy. He simply possessed a more sobering view of its limitations [...]
1Dec2004 | Lawrence W. Reed | 0 comments | ContinuedWhat Do Farmers Want from Me?
You’d think in a democracy that the greater the number of people on your side of an issue, the more likely it will be that you’ll get your way. But it ain’t necessarily so. As Mancur Olson, Gary Becker, and others have pointed out, in politics, small is often beautiful. Take farmers. When farmers were [...]
1Sep2002 | Russell Roberts | 2 comments | ContinuedWho’s to Blame?
Advocates of liberty are frequently confronted with the following fallback position of their intellectual adversaries: We live in a representative democracy. If you don’t like what is taking place, your beef is with the people who have freely chosen their representatives. That argument is intended to blunt criticism of activist government. If the people have [...]
1Sep2000 | Sheldon Richman | 1 comment | ContinuedA Republic, Not An Empire: Reclaiming America’s Destiny
“The year 1989 was the American moment,” writes Patrick Buchanan in A Republic, Not An Empire. The United States was supreme around the globe. “But such moments never last,” he continues. Rather than leaving others with no choice but to break U.S. power, Buchanan writes, “It is time to let go of empire.” A Republic, [...]
1Jun2000 | Doug Bandow | 0 comments | Continued-
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