Liberalism Under Threat
Militant democracy proposes to save liberalism from its foes. Can it work as promised?
Michael C. Munger
Michael C. Munger is a professor at Duke University and the author of Choosing in Groups, The Thing Itself, Tomorrow 3.0, and The Sharing Economy.
Essays
The Eighteenth Brumaire and Collective Wrongs
What Napoleon’s nephew can teach us about populism.
The Eighteenth Brumaire and Collective Wrong
What Napoleon’s nephew can teach us about populism.
The Ghost in the State
Knowing an individual's will is easy. Knowing the will of a collective is like chasing a ghost in a machine.
Public Choice: Politics without Romance
We choose in groups because we value being united. Public choice economics seeks to make sense of what happens next.
Yours, Mine, or Ours? Liberals Need a Theory of the State
When are state-based solutions the best we can do? It’s tempting to reach hasty conclusions, but technological change means the truth may be a moving target.
Seeing with Two I’s: States, Markets, and Some Advice for Us Liberals
Markets may fail; governments may help, or not. Two unlikely thinkers help explain the limits of what we can know.
Themes
