Gus diZerega over at Liberty & Power has made a couple of posts arguing not only in favor on the democratic peace thesis (about which I have posted before; see here) but also, and far more incredibly, that democracies are spontaneous orders. See his posts here and here. I commented on the latter, offering a partial critique of his arguments on both counts. I don’t think he is entirely wrong, but on the important points, and particularly on democratic peace, he is. I won’t be getting into his feud with Robert Higgs, however.
Democracy, Spontaneous Order, and the Democratic Peace Thesis
