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" Democracy allows rhetoric, false empathy and emotion to pummel rational thinking - so it's no wonder so many politicians thrive in it. "
David Harsanyi
Democracy
Wonder
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" Few things trigger fear and misconception more than economic tribulation, and nothing prompts elected officials to react with more simplistic populism. "
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" You'll notice that for many progressives, taking from the rich is not simply a necessity of budgeting but a moral imperative and a tool to institute fairness that capitalism supposedly hasn't. "
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" For Philistines like me, the mysteries of Washington can be both perplexing and wondrous. "
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" Zero-tolerance on drinking and driving - meaning no drinking at all before driving - is a collective punishment that, in essence, only affects responsible adults who follow the law. "
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" If the wealthy get wealthier, no one has to become one penny poorer. "
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" Aside from the occasional genocide, oppression, evil and torture, etc., it is inarguable that public policy could be implemented more rapidly in an autocracy. "
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" I don't think that voters should be fixated on public policy. In a healthy republic, they wouldn't have to worry every waking hour about what their government is doing. "
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" It's difficult for democracy to function properly under the most favorable circumstances, but it has no chance at all when millions of voters are divorced from objective reality and incapable of understanding what is going on in Washington. "
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" Anyone who's had a casual conversation with his neighbors or is cognizant of reality TV should already be petrified of democracy. "
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" Let's be honest: nothing spoils 'The Walking Dead' quite like watching 'The Walking Dead.' "
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" We have little choice but to place a certain level of trust in scientists - even when it comes to the model-driven speculative discipline of climate change. And, need it be said, most scientists take great care in being honest, principled and precise. "
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" Most nanny-state initiatives begin on a local level. "
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" A true fascist is anyone who wants to take away my air conditioning or force me to ride a bike. "
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" Progressivism is the belief that we have too much freedom with which to make too many stupid choices. "
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" Times change. Every generation has a new set of problems. Human nature is unmoved. "
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" A cultural shift is not always an ideological one - or at least not always the one you imagine. Our norms are always evolving. "
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" You'll often hear the left lecture about the importance of dissent in a free society. "
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" A boatload of government money is indeed a gift. Unless, I suppose, you're one of the saps paying for the cargo. "
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" Faith helps many people make sense of the world around them. Faith gives them a spiritual connection to something larger. "
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" If the library's rarest frequenters are the ones we'd like to see in them the most, then libraries are failing. "
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" Are you sick and tired of these moralizing moralizers imposing their morality on the rest of us? I know I am. "
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" We need a smaller, leaner Washington. It won't happen if we raise taxes without any coinciding reform and serious slashing of spending. "
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" Broaden the tax base, close loopholes and flatten the tax rates - all of which would bring more revenue stability and certitude to projections as well as make filing a comparable breeze. "
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" Political correctness is one of the engines of nannyism. Allowing and even encouraging 'offensive' ideas is vital for the intellectually health of a free society. "
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" Health care in America, despite all you hear, still offers us citizens one of the most efficient and highest quality systems in the world. But it's expensive, and it's only getting worse. "
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" The deepest mystery of Twitter is why celebrities and elected officials take part. After all, we all know they can't write their own lines. "
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" As with most people, my ideology and my attitudes about life were informed by parents and family. "
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