The Forgotten Word in the Presidential Race
Menckens GhostA very important word was not mentioned once throughout the long and nauseating presidential race--not once in the torrent of inane campaign commercials, not once in the hundreds of silly interviews conducted by the sophomoric media, not once in the
Knocking politicians because they don't discuss how to perform their duties with a minimum of coercion is like knocking milkmen because they don't discuss how to nourish your family with a minimum of diary products. The single factor that distinguishes governments from every other institution on the face of the planet is that they are legally allowed to initiate coercion, and everyone else is not. If you're running for political office, you clearly believe you can exercise coercion more beneficially than other people. It's silly to be surprised at the consequences of this.