Wow. Great essay, mate. This is also one of the reasons why the cognoscenti within the Democratic Party weren't at all concerned by Biden's cognitive decline. They were only concerned about maintaining the pretence of his ability to continue to function ceremonially as President. Why? Because they were comforted by the notion of a technocratic class working diligently behind the scenes to make major decisions.
To the majority of Americans this would be a deeply disturbing, rather than comforting, thought.
This is the eternal battle of our times. Technocratic Rule vs. the Democratic Veto maintaining the sovereignty and pre-eminence of the Wisdom of Crowds. All evidence points to the fact that Wisdom of Crowd civilisations are better and more prosperous. The exception is the field of engineering operating in relatively closed systems. Natural monopolies might be another specific exception.
The world is full of useless "experts" who would have nothing to do if government was cut back. But government must be cut back before it hollows out the economy and the culture.
Contributing to this problem has been the mission creep of government. If the federal government didn't do so much, if it didn't provide so many services and resources, there would be fewer directions in which government is being pulled. Democracy or republicanism is no longer the lodestone we follow. Instead, there are thousands of lesser principalities. We are, right now, a bit like the Jews that Moses met when he came down the mountain, worshipping at the alters of false gods
Wow. Great essay, mate. This is also one of the reasons why the cognoscenti within the Democratic Party weren't at all concerned by Biden's cognitive decline. They were only concerned about maintaining the pretence of his ability to continue to function ceremonially as President. Why? Because they were comforted by the notion of a technocratic class working diligently behind the scenes to make major decisions.
To the majority of Americans this would be a deeply disturbing, rather than comforting, thought.
This is the eternal battle of our times. Technocratic Rule vs. the Democratic Veto maintaining the sovereignty and pre-eminence of the Wisdom of Crowds. All evidence points to the fact that Wisdom of Crowd civilisations are better and more prosperous. The exception is the field of engineering operating in relatively closed systems. Natural monopolies might be another specific exception.
The world is full of useless "experts" who would have nothing to do if government was cut back. But government must be cut back before it hollows out the economy and the culture.
Great essay, JD.
Great stuff. Thanks.
Contributing to this problem has been the mission creep of government. If the federal government didn't do so much, if it didn't provide so many services and resources, there would be fewer directions in which government is being pulled. Democracy or republicanism is no longer the lodestone we follow. Instead, there are thousands of lesser principalities. We are, right now, a bit like the Jews that Moses met when he came down the mountain, worshipping at the alters of false gods