No socialist believes the state should cover even our discretionary expenses, like dinners out; and no libertarian believes the state shouldn’t provide us with police, the courts, and national defence. But everything other than police and courts and national defence… Read More ›
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SINGLE-PAYER HEALTHCARE
Thomas Hobbes tells us that in the state of nature, as distinct from that of civil society, “the life of man [is] solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.” Which is not to say the same can’t be said of some… Read More ›
THE CAMPAIGN AS OF AUGUST 2019
Donald Trump may be an idiot, but even an idiot can accidentally hit on the right strategy. He knows that his so-called base, about 40%, isn’t enough to get him re-elected. And there’s nothing he can do to add to… Read More ›