There are many cases where government may usurp a function better handled by private companies, and many more instances were government decides to support a politically-connected entity to the detriment of others. Upon a closer inspection, there are all arguments that actually supports UTOPIA’s existence. [cont…]
Here are the facts: you decide what they mean.
June 30, 2011 by
Deliberative Democracy: A Way to Increase Civic Participation
April 25, 2011 by
The Problem: Dropping Civic Participation We live in a democracy that faces decreasing participation on a dramatic scale. In many respects, because of our republican form of government, the only real opportunity we have to engage in public decision-making is during periodic elections. With so little control and distanced from the decision-making process, from […]
Rules for Economic Growth: Finding a “golden mean” for laws affecting innovation & entrepeneurship
April 7, 2011 by
“There has never been a prosperous society without some form of government,” said Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor of Economics, Ohio University; Adjunct Scholar, American Enterprise Institute. On the other hand, “a society that has been controlled by government has never had extended prosperity.” So what is the golden mean? Whether we agree on the level that […]
So you don’t like judicial activism? How about “rule by text?”
March 15, 2011 by
Don’t like judicial activism? How about jettisoning the judiciary altogether? Both the political left and right seem to take turns accusing judges, specifically those who hand down opinions opposed to their political proclivities, of judicial activism, or judges reading into the law what just is not there. Originalists call for judicial interpretations that read legislative […]
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