Many smart libertarians I've talked to lately have embraced the view
that divided government (especially Dem president and Rep Congress)
yields the least un-libertarian outcome. Are they right, and if so,
what's the theoretical explanation?
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Prof. Bryan Caplan
-libertarian outcomes are evenly distributed across the policy space, so
you'd expect the equilibrium set to be about the same quality as the whole
policy space.
3. Therefore, divided government yeilds the least un-libertarian outcomes.
Why the specific combination of Dem congrees and GOP executive