May, 2006

Best of the Blogs: Jon Henke on the Republican Marginal Revolution

In a smart response to this month’s discussion, Jon Henke at QandO argues that growth of government has gotten out of hand because there is too little transparency in government spending–it is not clear to voters where their taxes are going–and there is no price mechanism that provides feedback to voters about the real cost of government spending, leading voters too demand goods and services at a level they cannot ultimately afford.

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The Future of Fusionism

One question that we’ve all danced around a bit is whether the old “fusionist” project, wedding cultural conservatives to libertarians, makes sense any more. As a social conservative weary of unfulfilled and unfulfillable boasts about how we’re going to “drown the federal government in the bathtub,” I’m occasionally inclined to say no—as are a lot […]

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Freedom is More Than Small Government

It’s pretty easy to get depressed about the prospects for freedom given the rather gloomy prospects discussed in these essays. However, I think it is important to remember that freedom encompasses much more than just escaping government’s oppression and intrusion, and growth in government spending and taxation don’t automatically lead to totalitarianism.
I think many […]

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