Showing posts with label democracy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label democracy. Show all posts
Friday, June 12, 2026

Why Bother Considering Whether Government is Necessary?

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  Before my most recent trip to India I had to choose which of two recently purchased books I should take with me: Aeon Skoble’s Deleting th...
Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Is Indian Democracy an Extraordinary Success Story?

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Salvatore Babones puts the view that Indian democracy is an extraordinary success story in his book, Dharma Democracy: How India Built the T...
Friday, May 22, 2026

Are there no policies worth retaining to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Australia?

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  This is a guest post by Geoff Edwards. Tasmania-raised, Geoff has held economist positions at the Productivity Commission, La Trobe and ...
Thursday, February 19, 2026

Does Aristotle’s assertion that a viable political system requires a supportive culture still have relevance today?

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  Some readers may be wondering why anything written about culture and politics over 2000 years ago could possibly have contemporary relevan...
Monday, February 9, 2026

Can the rise of populism be explained as a reaction to the rule of experts?

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  In an essay written over 15 years ago I observed that we were beginning to see a populist reaction to the rule of experts in the United St...
Saturday, January 17, 2026

What was wrong with the Washington Consensus?

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  Just as I was reading the final chapters of William Easterly’s book, Violent Saviours : The West, the Rest, and Capitalism Without Consent...