Tag: voters
Is the 2016 Election Rigged?
September 21, 2016 | Post
The really radical idea behind the rule of law is that the lawmakers themselves are not above the law. It is “the law” that rules, not those who make and enforce the law.
There’s One Perennial Complaint About Democracy. Here’s How to Solve It.
May 10, 2016 | Post
A perennial complaint about democracy in America is that too large a portion of the electorate is poorly informed about important political issues. This is the problem of the ignorant voter. This problem was exacerbated in the current presidential election cycle by the large number of candidates vying for the Republican nomination that made keeping […]
Every Flaw in Consumers Is Worse in Voters
October 29, 2015 | Post
I have been making a mistake for most of my life. See, I’m an economist, and one of the things that attracted me to economics is the notion of the “ideal economy.” Of course, there are valid objections to the use of markets. There are people who cheat and commit fraud, and there are problems […]