# Why Government Fails

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/why-government-fails>

**By** Chris Edwards

**Published:** June 25, 2021

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Chris Edwards joins the show to discuss how the federal government can’t seem to do anything right.

## Shownotes:

Federal policies rely on top‐down planning and coercion. That tends to create winners and losers, which is unlike the mutually beneficial relationships of markets. Not to mention the government cannot comprehend the complexity of our society on a local level. Chris Edwards returns to the show to discuss the failures of government.

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## Further Reading:

[Why the Federal Government Fails](https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/why-federal-government-fails), written by Chris Edwards

[Privatizing the U.S. Postal Service](https://www.cato.org/tax-budget-bulletin/privatizing-us-postal-service), written by Chris Edwards