Comments on: Governing Well Is the Best Revenge http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/10/04/bruce-reed/governing-well-is-the-best-revenge/ Big Ideas for a Better World Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:24:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: A Second Hand Conjecture » Voting As A Commodity http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/10/04/bruce-reed/governing-well-is-the-best-revenge/comment-page-1/#comment-5708 A Second Hand Conjecture » Voting As A Commodity Thu, 19 Oct 2006 00:39:23 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/?p=301#comment-5708 [...] There is much exortation from Democrats and the Left to join them this November in vanquishing the Republican majority, and from Republicians and the Right for their supporters not to stay home when said vanquishing begins. It occurs to me that what the severely political set is missing about the average voter is that, to these voters, the franchise has a value. If you contemplate a person’s vote as a sort of currency, one that can only be spent in the political market, you may recognize that in order for someone to part with that vote, their minimum price must be met. [...] [...] There is much exortation from Democrats and the Left to join them this November in vanquishing the Republican majority, and from Republicians and the Right for their supporters not to stay home when said vanquishing begins. It occurs to me that what the severely political set is missing about the average voter is that, to these voters, the franchise has a value. If you contemplate a person’s vote as a sort of currency, one that can only be spent in the political market, you may recognize that in order for someone to part with that vote, their minimum price must be met. [...]

]]> By: LIBERTY BELLES » Libertarian Democrats http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/10/04/bruce-reed/governing-well-is-the-best-revenge/comment-page-1/#comment-5442 LIBERTY BELLES » Libertarian Democrats Fri, 13 Oct 2006 16:53:38 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/?p=301#comment-5442 [...] Over at Cato-Unbound, your favorite libertarian think tank is hosting an interesting debate about “Libertarian Democrats” instigated by Kos on his blog in the early summer. Read the essays by Kos, Bruce Reed, Harold Meyerson, and Nick Gillespie. Then, listen to today’s Cato Daily Podcast with Kos, part one of a two-part series. Look out for the second installment of the saga on Monday. [...] [...] Over at Cato-Unbound, your favorite libertarian think tank is hosting an interesting debate about “Libertarian Democrats” instigated by Kos on his blog in the early summer. Read the essays by Kos, Bruce Reed, Harold Meyerson, and Nick Gillespie. Then, listen to today’s Cato Daily Podcast with Kos, part one of a two-part series. Look out for the second installment of the saga on Monday. [...]

]]> By: The Volokh Conspiracy http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/10/04/bruce-reed/governing-well-is-the-best-revenge/comment-page-1/#comment-5185 The Volokh Conspiracy Sat, 07 Oct 2006 22:10:55 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/?p=301#comment-5185 <strong>Libertarian Democrats?</strong> The internet is abuzz with controversy over Mark Moulitsos' (A.K.A. - DailyKos) argument for "libertarian De... Libertarian Democrats?

The internet is abuzz with controversy over Mark Moulitsos’ (A.K.A. – DailyKos) argument for “libertarian De…

]]> By: Freedom Democrats http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/10/04/bruce-reed/governing-well-is-the-best-revenge/comment-page-1/#comment-5057 Freedom Democrats Thu, 05 Oct 2006 05:23:43 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/?p=301#comment-5057 <strong>Ask Not What Your Country Can Order You To Do</strong> As you can see from my recent comment, I'm giving some serious thought to placing "libertarianism" on the political spectrum of state intervention. If we assign anarchism a special place at absolute zero, libertarianism is anything that has any sta... Ask Not What Your Country Can Order You To Do

As you can see from my recent comment, I’m giving some serious thought to placing “libertarianism” on the political spectrum of state intervention. If we assign anarchism a special place at absolute zero, libertarianism is anything that has any sta…

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