The Right to Fire the Boss: Politics, Laws, and Institutions in Liberal Democracies
As Cicero wrote in The Tusculan Disputations (three centuries before Julius Caesar, the dictator who ruled Rome), the tyrant of Syracuse, Dionysius, tired of the flattery and envy of his courtier Damocles, invited him to sit on his throne. Damocles enjoyed th…
← Progressive View
- • Government regulation protects citizens
- • Corporate oversight needed
- • Public interest prioritized
- • Social programs essential
→ Conservative View
- • Free market solutions
- • Limited government intervention
- • Business growth drives economy
- • Individual responsibility valued