The Neo-Cameralist Approach to Democracy

The Neo-Cameralist approach has never been tried, but the closest historical equivalents are the 18th century tradition of enlightened absolutism and the 21st century non-democratic tradition. These states appear to provide a very high quality of service to their citizens with no meaning for democracy at all. A conservative is ineffective by definition, because his goal is to make democracy work properly. The fact that it does not work properly, has never worked properly, and will never work properly, stay out straight over his head. He therefore labors cheerfully as a tool for his enemies.