My latest from the #Mises Institute
The ratchet effect’s inexorable advance poses a constant threat to individual liberty and economic prosperity. History teaches us that emergency measures, however well-intentioned, tend to metastasize into permanent restrictions on our freedom. As we weather the tempests of crises, we must remain vigilant in defense of our fundamental rights and the engines of economic growth.
https://mises.org/wire/beyond-crisis-ratchet-effect-and-erosion-liberty
More importantly how do we:
- take back the rights from the previous crises
- hold the tyrants that took them accountable
- deter and punish future would be tyrants
The ratchet effect’s inexorable advance poses a constant threat to individual liberty and economic prosperity. History teaches us that emergency measures, however well-intentioned, tend to metastasize into permanent restrictions on our freedom. As we weather the tempests of crises, we must remain vigilant in defense of our fundamental rights and the engines of economic growth.
