November 2006: Majority Fools? Irrationality and the Limits of Democracy

November 2006: Majority Fools? Irrationality and the Limits of Democracy

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Lead Essay

» The Myth of the Rational Voter by Bryan Caplan

Reaction Essays

» Outsmarting Democracy? by David Estlund

» Caplan’s Republic by Loren Lomasky

» Irrationality or Just Plain Ignorance? by Jeffrey Friedman

The Conversation

» November Conversation Archive

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» When Ignorance Isn’t Bliss: How Political Ignorance Threatens Democracy by Ilya Somin

» Public Ignorance and Democracy by Jeffrey Friedman

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» By The Editors on December 4th, 2006

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