Source: EconLog
by Janet Bufton
“Public choice helps explain why, instead of selfless, elevated public servants pursuing only the public good, we see problems like log-rolling, rent seeking, and the concentration of power. But there is another kind of romantic politics — one to which fans of public choice are much more susceptible. It’s the romantic notion that we can, in response to the problems with politics revealed by public choice, do away with politics altogether.” (12/12/24)
https://www.econlib.org/the-other-kind-of-romance-in-politics/