"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
2013 : What *Should* We Bb Worried About?
Submitted by Eric Field on Wed, 2013-01-30 01:00
Article by Sam Harris describing how artificial incentives can lead to destructive behavior. Some days I think that Sam Harris is the most prominent closeted libertarian in the US. Other days he comes across as pure authoritarian. This is an example of his better writings.
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