Since we’re in the stretch run to an election …
Sometimes I scratch my head and wonder whether “one man, one vote” makes sense.
Polls routinely reveal that a majority of Americans have marginal knowledge of government, politics, and political issues.
Try this: ask folks to explain the difference between the Federal deficit and the Federal debt … ask them where the money money that funds, say unemployment benefits, comes from.
Jason Brennan is a young prof at MSB … his research is at the nexus of ethics and politics.
He has written an insightful book called The Ethics of Voting
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Here’s the essence of Jason’s argument …
