Political Theory

It seems to be universal that elected officials are seduced by the fantasy thesis that election to public office endows the official with both power and wisdom.

Is it possible to represent a constituency of people who hold varying and diverse opinions without betraying some of those same constituents?

It is important to understand the relationship between monarchy and war, and between monarchy and warfare.

Hoppe on exploitation and the ruling class.

Taleb contends that you shouldn’t put someone else’s skin in the game without putting your own in it as well.

And yet I feel obliged to withhold my approval ... [for] the appropriation of public funds...

It is a common fallacy that if a person is successful in business, they will be a good politician. This is dangerously naive.

There's no reason to believe choosing representatives through a lottery system or "by chance" is worse than what we have now. 

I hope to correct a persistent misunderstanding about Mencken's economic and political ideas.

If capitalism has been so bad for the poor, how can it be that the standard of living for the poor has vastly increased?