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November 2006: Majority Fools? Irrationality and the Limits of Democracy

November 2006: Majority Fools? Irrationality and the Limits of Democracy

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Lead Essay

» The Myth of the Rational Voter by Bryan Caplan

Reaction Essays

» Outsmarting Democracy? by David Estlund

» Caplan's Republic by Loren Lomasky

» Irrationality or Just Plain Ignorance? by Jeffrey Friedman

The Conversation

» Reply to My Critics by Bryan Caplan

» The Expert/Boss Fallacy by David Estlund

» Question for Estlund by Bryan Caplan

» The Bossy Majority by Bryan Caplan

» Knowing and Ruling by David Estlund

» On Bosses by David Estlund

» The Circularity of General Acceptability? by Bryan Caplan

» Our Life to Ruin Our Own Way? by Bryan Caplan

» General Acceptability Doesn't Presuppose Democracy by David Estlund

» Overruling the Majority by Bryan Caplan

» Democratic Authority within Limits by David Estlund

» Truth Isn't Self-Evident; Mistake Isn't Deliberate by Jeffrey Friedman

» Why Not Irrationality? by Bryan Caplan

» Winning Jeff's Trust by Bryan Caplan

» How Bad Are the Voters? by David Estlund

» All Questions Answered… in My Book! by Bryan Caplan

» The Answer May Be Libertarianism by Jeffrey Friedman

Related Content in the Cato Institute Archives

» When Ignorance Isn't Bliss: How Political Ignorance Threatens Democracy by Ilya Somin

» Public Ignorance and Democracy by Jeffrey Friedman

» Three Myths about Voter Turnout in the United States by John Samples

» By The Editors on December 4th, 2006

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