A two-axis diagram separates left-right economics from authoritarian and libertarian politics. Market control, democratic institutions, and individual policies complicate that proposed model. Dr. Clarke then gives his personal objections to regulating consensual adult private conduct when people are not harming others or breaking the law. He cites enforcement expense, intrusion, and the potential misuse of regulation.
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Political diagrams and the costs of regulating private life
A political-diagram proposal leads to distinctions between economic control, political authority, and a stated personal view on regulation of private conduct.