The struggle between centralization and decentralization is at the core of American history.
Anthony GregoryThe real triumph of civilization is the extent to which coercion is banished from human relations.
Anthony GregoryToday most habeas involves the federal courts overriding state convictionswhere it used to be mostly the reverse.
Anthony GregoryI do not think we will see a stateless society in my lifetime. But I am sure we will not see a state that conforms to the minarchists' ideals. The closer we get, the better, but I see no reason not to aspire for the best government as Thoreau imagined it: none at all. It's certainly more consistently idealistic than what the minarchists imagine, and yet it's at least possible, whereas the existence of a lasting, minimal state is a hopeless fantasy.
Anthony Gregory