Why I loath consensus making and bipartisanship
19 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, income redistribution, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: bipartisanship, Margaret Thatcher, political polarisation
Be careful for what you wish for when you call for moderation and bipartisanship in politics
20 Apr 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, income redistribution, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: bipartisanship, expressive voting, growth in government, ideology, median voter theorem, political polarisation, rational irrationality
Democrats See Large Distinctions Between Parties | Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
30 Jan 2015 Leave a comment
in politics - USA Tags: bipartisanship
One measure of political polarisation in America
23 Jan 2015 Leave a comment
in liberalism, politics - USA Tags: bipartisanship, political polarisation
I loath bipartisanship
30 Jun 2014 Leave a comment
in political change, politics, Public Choice Tags: bipartisanship
Firstly, the other side is wrong in their approach and often in their objectives. The voters finally put them on the opposition benches for the next 3, 6 or 9 years and that is where they belong: powerless and irrelevant and whose job it is to snipe.
Secondly, written constitutional arrangements dictate the proper extent of power sharing: two-houses of parliament elected differently, proportional and other methods of election, the length of terms, federalism, and parliamentary versus presidential executives.
Thirdly, knowledge grows through critical discussion, not by consensus and agreement
Fourthly, in a democracy, we resolve our differences by trying to persuade each other and voting at elections. The winners then form the government.
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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