Chapter 2 of Against Democracy is titled “Ignorant, Irrational, Misinformed Nationalists.” It argues that voters are…well, go ahead and guess. There are a huge range of studies on voter behavior. These…
Suppose Joe sincerely wants to serve his community. He is even willing to die to do so. Joe sincerely believes his Uncle Sam is a good person. Joe sincerely believes…
WHY THERE’S NO DUTY TO VOTE Most Americans believe there’s a duty to vote; at least, they’ll say they believe in such a duty when answering surveys. But why hold there’s such…
In various places I have argued that a person can exercise civic virtue without any engagement in politics whatsoever. The duties of citizenship and the goal of promoting the common…
I’ve read that the archaic Greeks had a narrow view of courage. They thought courage was a virtue that could only be expressed by a man in war. We’ve made…