The People Have Spoken (and They Are Wrong)
The Case Against Democracy
Book • 2014
In this book, David Harsanyi argues that democracy is not synonymous with freedom and can actually lead to tyranny.
He contends that the Founding Fathers of the United States intended to establish a republic rather than a democracy to avoid the pitfalls of majority rule.
Harsanyi discusses how democracy can make government irrational, irresponsible, and invasive, and how it can lead to economic problems and a politics of envy and corruption.
He also draws on the insights of various political philosophers to support his argument that democracy is often impractical and potentially dangerous.
He contends that the Founding Fathers of the United States intended to establish a republic rather than a democracy to avoid the pitfalls of majority rule.
Harsanyi discusses how democracy can make government irrational, irresponsible, and invasive, and how it can lead to economic problems and a politics of envy and corruption.
He also draws on the insights of various political philosophers to support his argument that democracy is often impractical and potentially dangerous.
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