http://athousandnations.com/2009/05/06/grow-the-niche-or-create-a-market/ Towards a Cambrian Explosion in Government Thu, 17 May 2012 00:16:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://athousandnations.com/2009/05/06/grow-the-niche-or-create-a-market/#comment-118 Thu, 07 May 2009 02:23:17 +0000 http://athousandnations.com/?p=111#comment-118 [...] debate on libertarianism and democracy continues: Patri Friedman here and here, Will Wilkinson [...]

]]> http://athousandnations.com/2009/05/06/grow-the-niche-or-create-a-market/#comment-110 Wed, 06 May 2009 12:00:52 +0000 http://athousandnations.com/?p=111#comment-110 I suspect phenomenon 1 is what happened to hippyism. Originally it was very much a movement of freedom (I may be showing my age & prejudice) but to achieve freedom from 50s conservatives it had to take over government. At which point the older & securely entrenched ex-flower children were able to enforce what has now become political correctness. But in achieving their goal they lost its original purpose. While government, like Topsy, just growed.

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