Democracy in Chains – Public Choice Theory
Nancy MacLean’s Democracy in Chains argues that Public Choice Theory, as developed by James Buchanan and utilized by figures like the Koch brothers, has been strategically employed to mislead the public about its true goals. This “tricking” involves presenting libertarian policies as rational and necessary for freedom while obscuring their long-term aim to restrict democratic […]
Notes on Education for Democracy
The book Education for Democracy was written by two of my professors, one of whom (Ryan Knowles) is my dissertation adviser. Here are my notes for the book. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JV5YisKWiaWxM3–w4nX6bWHNfItwIqhfZDAYFGyHec/edit?usp=sharing Too often civic education encourages simplistic deliberation over pros and cons from a stance of objectivity – if the issues of our time are this simply […]