November, 2006

Democratic Authority Within Limits

by David Estlund
The Conversation
November 20th, 2006

In his post “Overruling the Majority,” Caplan says that this conversation shows “how uncomfortable people are at the idea of overruling the majority.” Few believe that majority rule ought to be unlimited; I certainly don’t. Some think the limits can all be explained by the goal of protecting democracy itself, but I doubt that could [...]

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Overruling the Majority

by Bryan Caplan
The Conversation
November 19th, 2006

One thing this conversation has brought out is how uncomfortable people are at the idea of overruling the majority. Even if it’s clearly making a mistake, shouldn’t the majority be free to choose? This line of reasoning makes libertarians uncomfortable, but for no good reason. After all, when the majority votes for protectionism, it isn’t [...]

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