This article is based on an irredeemably flawed book ("Democracy in Chains"), which has been completely discredited by a series of prominent reviewers.[1][2] Th

This article is based on an irredeemably flawed book ("Democracy in Chains"), which has been completely discredited by a series of prominent reviewers.[1][2] There are many more reviews which reveal the scope of fabrication in this book, but it suffices to say that the work should be considered 'fiction', perhaps in the 'fantasy' category. [1] https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdf/10.1257/jel.20181502 https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdf/10.1257/jel.20181502 [2] https://criticalinquiry.uchicago.edu/jack_rakove_reviews_democracy_in_chains/ https://criticalinquiry.uchicago.edu/jack_rakove_reviews_dem... [3] https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2017/7/14/15967788/democracy-shackles-james-buchanan-intellectual-history-maclean https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2017/7/14/15967788/democrac...