Category Archives: Effective Government

Posted on August 26, 2018 by richardbaldwin

IT CAN HAPPEN HERE U.S. politics today are not democratic politics. Economic power is political power, and in the United States many of the holders of economic power have ceased to engage in democratic politics. Raw economic power has transformed … Continue reading →

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The Road to Serfdom: The Tea Party

Posted on October 11, 2014 by richardbaldwin

As a lifelong liberal, I have belatedly undertaken an effort to understand the thinking of libertarians. An early project was the reading of F.A. Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that, in spite of the … Continue reading →

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“We Have Met the Enemy . . . “

Posted on April 16, 2013 by richardbaldwin

“We Have Met the Enemy . . .” I have long puzzled over the difficulty we have had talking about the causes of increased inequality. Those in favor of current distributions have managed to control the terms of discussion. Their … Continue reading →

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