Why Is Democracy Tolerable? Evidence from Affluence and Influence
25th September 2012
Bryan Caplan scratches his head.
Before I studied public opinion, I often wondered, “Why are democracies’ policies so bad?” After I studied public opinion, I started asking myself the opposite question: “Why aren’t democracies’ policies even worse?” The median American is no Nazi, but he is a moderate national socialist – statist to the core on both economic and social policy. Given public opinion, the policies of First World democracies are surprisingly libertarian.
September 25th, 2012 at 14:00
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September 25th, 2012 at 16:17
Fixed.