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Cato Weekly Podcast • July 7, 2017 

# *Democracy in Chains* versus Public Choice 

The new book *Democracy in Chains* paints Nobel Laureate and Cato Distinguished Senior Fellow James Buchanan as the scholar who would help bring down democracy using the methods of public choice. Michael Munger of Duke University comments.

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##### [Michael Munger](/people/michael-munger)

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##### [Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute