Democracy

For all the talk of decolonialization, many Third World countries that became independent set up regulatory regimes that mirrored their former "mother" country.

The EU is a prime example of a tendency toward territorial expansion and political centralization.

For all the talk of decolonialization, many Third World countries that became independent set up regulatory regimes that mirrored their former "mother" country.

We are told that economic growth goes along with liberal democracy. But social institutions play an important role that transcends the political order.

Trying to understand the Russian invasion of Ukraine from the exclusive viewpoint of modern Western democracy is to ignore the long history of authoritarian leadership in Russia.

The current political polarization in the USA is not a "threat" to "our democracy." Instead, democracy as we know it is the prime reason for the polarization.

The current political polarization in the USA is not a "threat" to "our democracy." Instead, democracy as we know it is the prime reason for the polarization.

We are told that economic growth goes along with liberal democracy. But social institutions play an important role that transcends the political order.

After all the romanticizing about democracy and voting, in the end, we are still left with the sad fact that the worst always find their way to the top.

Jeff and Bob discuss whether America has its own oligarchs instead of what Hoppe terms "natural elites."