January 12, 2025

People who want to understand democracy should spend less time in the library with Aristotle and more time on buses and in the subway.

Kim Campbell, the first female prime minister of Canada, was right when she said a 47-day-long election campaign (Imagine a campaign of only 47 days!) was not enough time to reconsider the nation’s social programs. But she was wrong to say so.

Simplicity rarely loses to complexity in battles in the public square.