Misusing Chesterton's Fence - Econlib

In intellectual debate, I find a special charm when someone plays the proverbial “reverse card.” This is when an argument usually deployed in one direction gets applied to reach an opposite conclusion. For example, many political theorists argue for political authority and state intervention using ideal theory—but Jason Brennan played the reverse card to argue […]

Kevin Corcoran, Author at Econlib

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Chesterton's Fence

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Chesterton's Fence 🤷 - by Julia Clavien

Tocqueville's Voyages: The Evolution of His Ideas and Their Journey Beyond His Time

Programming principle Chesterton's Fence: Understand the current state before changing it

Book Review: Why We're Polarized - by Scott Alexander

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Chesterton's Fence - by Julia Clavien

Chesterton's Fence 🤷 - by Julia Clavien

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