As a footnote to J.H. Huebert’s post below about the futility of trying to educate politicians on doing the right thing with regard to economic policy, I can’t help but point out the equally futile enterprise of preaching the Constitution to them. The Heritage Foundation just published a very large book of essays on the Constitution, and Cato has been distributing mini-copies of the document for years. The assumption behind this Giant Waste of Money is that politicians will somehow have one of those “I should’ve had a V-8” moments, slap themselves on their foreheads, and begin enforcing the Constitution. … Continue reading re: Rothbard on Persuading the State