Liberty Forum at the Online Library of Law and Liberty posted an essay this month by George Mason Professor Frank Buckley arguing that the ministerial form of executive government in parliamentary systems better protects liberty than does the presidential form of executive government in separation-of-power systems.
The Forum posted responses to Buckley’s argument by UC-Berkeley Professor John Yoo and by yours truly here and here , respectively.
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