A. Barton Hinkle on Why Small Government Is the Cure for Voter Ignorance
My fellow Americans, we are one ignorant bunch, writes A. Barton Hinkle. This is particularly true with regard to politics and government, subjects about which the public is a howling void of nescience. What's the solution? Limited government. As Hinkle explains, a smaller state can do less damage, even in the hands of a chronically uninformed electorate.