Six Principles of Political Realism by Hans J. Morgenthau …politics, like society in general, is governed by objective laws that have their roots in human nature. …the concept of interest defined in terms of power …power is an objective category which is universally valid, but it does not endow that concept with a meaning that […]

Stubborn Attachments Tyler Cowen: “A sufficiently long time horizon will favor growth over redistribution even if we are counting only the interests of the very poor in the social welfare function. The benefits of radical redistribution are one-time in nature. We can try to equalize all wealth today, but we would not be able to […]

The Axes of American Politics “…cities tend to be very diverse, and the fundamental social adaptations required for urban life are built around toleration of very different people living next door. This is in contrast to rural life, where the fundamental social adaptations are built around everyone being able to cooperate and work together as […]