by Sheldon Richman Posted on The Freeman, June 2010 • Volume: 60 • Issue: 5 I took that title from volume 2, section 4, chapter 6 of Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America (1840). Considering what has been happening legislatively (and not just in the last year-plus), it seems like a good time to revisit [...]
Category Archives: Democracy
“What Sort of Despotism Democratic Nations Have to Fear”
Posted in Democracy Tagged Alex de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, democratic despotism, Roman Empire 1 Comment
When We Make The Case For Capitalism, We Are Defending The Political Principle Of Freedom
In an excellent article, by Janet Daley, entitled, “G20: If capitalism is ‘overthrown’, we’ll lose our political freedom,” Daley discusses the importance of understanding what is really at stake at the G20 Summit. “The question we are wrestling with now,” writes Daley, “– and which the G20 will certainly fail to resolve – is how [...]
Also posted in Economics 101, Free Markets Tagged Democracy, Europe, free markets, Freedom, G20, Janet Daley, Socialism Leave a comment
The Average Age of the World’s Greatest Civilizations has been 200 Years!
I remember reading this quote back in my college days…it’s haunting to run across it again as we discuss stealing a trillion dollars from Peter to pay Paul… A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public [...]
Also posted in Dictatorship Tagged Democracy, Dictatorship, Government Largesse, Public Treasury 3 Comments
