Some believe that culture –literature, visual art, music, theater and etc.– is an important aspect of a healthy state. Culture, as distinct from entertainment, is often not commercially viable. How, then, do artists support themselves? During the Great Depression, the Work Progress Administration funded many public art projects. Some of these state-sponsored art projects were…
Category: Role of Government
Court Reform
Currently our courts tend to convict poor defendants more often than wealthy defendants. How do we make our criminal justice system more fair, convicting those who cause harm to individuals and/or to society?
The Separation of Business and State and the Privatization of Public Education
Because US public schools do poorly compared to those in other developed countries, those who support a “free market” approach argue the quality of education would be improved if public education were subjected to the effects of competition: schools that are inferior will go bankrupt; schools that are good get more customers. (This leaves aside…
Environmental Protection
The environment belongs to all the people and future generations. It must be protected. Those who currently hold the deeds to property should not be allowed to abuse their own land, water and air, making others suffer. Those harm the environment should be required to pay for restoring it, if it can be restored. Before…
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