Declarations of . . . regret? Partisans of Big Government will go quite a long ways to defend said modes of governance. See Townhall, this weekend, and then come back here:
- Washington Post: “Brexit is a reminder that some things just shouldn’t be decided by referendum,” by Emily Badger
- New Republic: “The Case Against Referendums: From Greece to California, They Always End Up Undermining Democracy,” David A. Bell
- Washington Post: “Does the Brexit vote prove democracies should not use referenda?” by Ilya Somin
- Townhall: “Think Longer” by Paul Jacob
- Newsweek: “Brexit Exposes the Flaws of Referendum Democracy,” by Jason Brennan
The Atlantic: “Should the Brexit Vote Have Happened at All?,” by Uri Friedman - Guardian: If referendums are the answer, we’re asking the wrong question, by Martin Kettle
- New York Times: “‘Brexit’ and the Dangers of Democracy,” by Peter Eavis
- Princeton University Press: “Brexit, Democracy, and Epistocracy,” by Jason Brennan
- Princeton University Press: “Against Democracy,” by Jason Brennan