“Democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” Winston Churchill The role of knowledge in political decision-making has been a central topic in political theory and social science…
Day: June 18, 2018
‘It’s The Law’? Sorry, But That’s Not Good Enough
There’s a phrase that’s often invoked as if it should be some sort of magical “last word” in a dispute: ‘It’s the law.’ If something can be said to be ‘the law,’ it’s spoken of as if it’s automatically right…