Category Government

Want to build a fair society? John Rawls offers a brilliant perspective

John Rawls asked: what society would you design if you didn't know whether you'd be born wealthy or poor, healthy or disabled, privileged or marginalized? The answer reveals how far current institutions have drifted from what rational people would choose if they couldn't predict their position.

In a corrupt society, you can't plan for anything

American corruption doesn't involve briefcases full of cash. It's hiring former regulators as consultants, funding think tanks, and making strategic campaign contributions. The mechanisms are more sophisticated, but the effects are the same: resources get misallocated and everyone except insiders pays the price.