The maxim at the foundation of Western medicine merits wider application, including to the realm of government policymaking. If applied consistently across the board, however, it would shut down government as we now know it.

Robert Higgs is Retired Senior Fellow in Political Economy, Founding Editor and former Editor at Large of The Independent Review.
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