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@GarettJones

Author of 10% Less Democracy: Why You Should Trust Elites a Little More and the Masses a Little Less, out 2/20 from . Free intro at link:

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Vrijeme pridruživanja: srpanj 2009.

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    10% Less Democracy sounds to something like a sequel to the Federalist Papers--with its quest for balance between voters & elites. I emphasize this in the conclusion. Kind words:

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    “Since most members of Congress desperately want to get reelected, they’re taking actions today…to boost their chances in November. And all too often, those election-year actions are bad news for the U.S. economy.”—

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    The voters--or legislature--would probably run environmental policy even worse! The choice isn't *you* versus the status quo: it's actual democracy versus actual bureaucracy. When we can run a horse race--as with central banks or judges--insiders do a better job! [C3&4 of 10%]

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    10% Less Democracy: Why You Should Trust Elites a Little More and the Masses a Little Less

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  6. Thanks! To answer: No, 10% is a ceteris paribus book: moving one dial at a time, checking results. I'm in large part telling people that many good things they get from "democracy" are actually coming from oligarchy--that mixed government is best. No surprise to the ancients!

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  7. First page of my book: "The insiders don't have to be perfect for 10% Less Democracy to be an improvement; they just have to be better than the voters." Free intro:

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  9. "Every time the British Prime Minister showed up [to an EU meeting] she was one of the fittest people at the policy gym, the bright student who had little to learn from her weaker classmates." From Ch. 8 of 10% Less Democracy:

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  10. 10% Less Democracy: Why You Should Trust Elites a Little More and the Masses a Little Less

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  11. "Here are some well-reviewed new books to help contemplate the health of our democracy" Lawrence, Kansas, 10% cameo:

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    As I discuss in Chapter 8, after late 2015 & 2016 polls showed declining support for immigration, the EU massively expanded the scope & effectiveness its border control agency, Frontex. Frontex largely acts on the views of the median EU citizen, for better or worse.

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  14. I talk about the international "capitalist peace" in Chapter 1 of 10% Less Democracy. Free excerpt here at

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  16. Become the change you wish to see in your TL

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  17. My thanks to of & Doug McCullough of for having me on the Urbane Cowboys again! And remember, the less democratic your central bank, the better! [Chapter 3 of 10% Less Democracy]

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  19. In the Urbane Cowboys podcast I discuss my new book, out TOMORROW, 10% Less Democracy. And at the end: we talk about my graphic novel debut as a cartoon character in Open Borders!

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  20. Get 10% Less Democracy on Kindle tomorrow, the official release day: $16 10% Less Democracy: Why You Should Trust Elites a Little More and the Masses a Little Less

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