Articles by Albert Weale

Libertarian Fallacies #3: There’s No Such Thing as Society

Individualism requires some form of collectivism.

Libertarian Fallacies #2: Laws are Essentially Coercive

You do not need to spend much time talking to libertarians to know that they think that the law is essentially coercive.

Libertarian Fallacies #1: Taxation is Forced Labour

The first in a series on the fallacies that libertarians embrace.

A Second Brexit Referendum: The Problem of Constitutional Agency

The process of the leaving the EU by itself does not settle the question of the future relationship.

A Second Brexit Referendum: The Myth of Popular Sovereignty

Brexit is an issue that combines the need for urgent practical decision making with profound questions about the value and meaning of democracy.

A Second Brexit Referendum: The Generation Game

A once in a generation decision would benefit from the two-round scrutiny that accompanies normal legislation.

A Second Brexit Referendum: Democracy as Discovery

Look before you leap is a good principle. Vote twice in order to confirm is equally good.

What Could True Majority Rule Look Like?

Democracy is a system of majority rule, but that raises the question of what majority rule actually means.