Tag: democrat
Why Does America Have Two Parties?
October 4, 2024 | Post
Those unfamiliar with American electoral politics must be puzzled by America’s presidential elections. I mean, even a look at an electoral United States map would be enough to make your head spin. Recently, most elections have resulted in two largely unpopular candidates winning their party’s nomination, with no viable third option. While the United States […]
America has a bad case of “Whataboutism”
February 18, 2017 | Post
A number of folks I respect have gone full Never Trump, and a few have come out in support of the administration, to varying degrees. But quite a few of “us” have rejected full-on support or opposition, lapsing into what I’ve come to think of as “But What About….?”-ism.
Myth of the Rational Voter 2016
March 11, 2016 | Post
The following post by Bryan Caplan appeared over at EconLog on March 1st, 2016. In 2007, I published The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies. Every presidential election year, people ask for an update, and I normally say, “Nothing’s changed.” But 2016 really does look like an outlier. My thoughts: 1. […]