Myth of the Rational Voter
In theory, democracy is a bulwark against socially harmful policies. In practice, however, democracies frequently adopt and maintain policies that are damaging. How can this paradox be explained? The...
View ArticleShould we force drunks to drive? Compulsory Voting: For and Against
I’ve not yet read the June-release of Compulsory Voting: For and Against, but it comes well-recommended. Here are two blurbs by George Mason colleagues of the authors: “The frustrating thing about...
View ArticlePublic Choice: rational ignorance, pork and rent-seeking
[The] Idea that when people go to the polls they are knowledgeable is ludicrous. That is just one of the illuminations from Don Boudreaux, chair of the department of economics at George Mason, in the...
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