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clicking the recommendation icon       “In the world of the
Bible its essentially a top down approach. In the world of the
empathic individual power is fully distributed. The Constitution
attempted the latter.”      This got my attention for a number
of reasons, not the least of which was my ongoing conversation
with Nancy about the tyranny of the majority and our system of
government. In many ways, the free market does encourage
majority tyranny, so you’re right—that is a problem.
Madison’s Federalist No. 10 made the case for federalism, if I
recall correctly, by emphasizing that a larger population
inherently produces a greater selection of competent leaders. He
also embraced the idea that such a wide multitude of interests
forced to contend with each other would never produce a decisive
(or at least enduring) majority, as is more likely in small
republics.      Free market forces can drive something either
way. It’s something of a coin tos