Anti-Democratic Thought for the Day Arnold Kling By Arnold Kling, Nov 3 2008 SHARE POST: From Patri Friedman. Only without political freedom can economic freedom thrive (see Hong Kong, Singapore). With political freedom (democracy) comes a welfare state and loss of economic freedom.
Nov 4 2008 Politics and Economics How McCain Could Have Won Bryan Caplan Yesterday my RA, Brian Blase, made the smartest point about political strategy that I've heard all year. In fact, if Blase were McCain's right-hand man instead of mine, the Republican candidate's probability of victory would be about 40% instead of less than 10%. Blase's magic bullet is simple: McCain shoul... 19 Read More
Nov 4 2008 Social Security Insurance or Mass Delusion? Arnold Kling Robert Solow writes, It is plausible that a state-run universal social insurance system would be better able than a private company to detect and prevent exploitation of the system by malingerers. Maybe success would depend on the creation of a norm of good citizenship; something like that underlies the establishment ... 8 Read More
Nov 3 2008 Political Economy Anti-Democratic Thought for the Day Arnold Kling From Patri Friedman. Only without political freedom can economic freedom thrive (see Hong Kong, Singapore). With political freedom (democracy) comes a welfare state and loss of economic freedom. 18 Read More