Election 2020: A Cynical First Look at the Results

Tags: Political Theory, Antipolitics, Strategy

11/04/2020 Ryan McMaken Tho Bishop

The votes still aren’t counted, but when it’s all over, we’ll still be in a country at war with itself over which half of the country gets to boss around the other half. Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the failure of the pollsters, the imaginary Blue Wave, and the end of naive democracy.

Additional Resources

“The Election Was a Tie. Now What?” by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_40_3

“Close Elections Force Us to Ask Unpleasant Questions about Democracy” by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_40_2

“Why Threats of Election Violence May Be Here to Stay” by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_40_1

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