Rick KeloThe Internet as the New Voice of the

Educated Classes

For many centuries debate about the policies which effect the citizens of a country was refined to the elites only. Whilst educated people still had an relevant voice, they were stifled by the notion that it is only the ruling classes who had any right to comment and speculate on the important issues that would shape the direction of countries in the near future. The advent of Democracy following the enlightenment introduced the idea for the first time that everybody's voice should be heard and take part in helping decide hat is best fro a country to prosper. Whilst voting has been around for a long time, it was not until the age of the internet where people for the first time truly had a voice beyond the ballot paper. The invention of the internet has truly been one of the most democratizing forces of our time, and the access we have to information ow has also given any a platform to help shape public debate.

Rick Kelo is one such comprehensive thinker and writer who demonstrates just how the internet has been able to give a voice to educated individuals like himself. With an MBA in economics and finance, it is voices like Rick Kelo's which make the internet such a fruitful place for intellectual yet comprehensible debate to flourish. To pursue true democracy we need as many of the educated classes as possible contributing their thoughts to online forums to help apply their academic knowledge to contemporary issues that effect all of us

Rick Kelo believes in the Austrian and Monetarist traditions of economics, and the ideas of the great John Locke, Benjamin Franklin and Ludwig von Mises for a narrative spine that runs through all of his articles. Rick Kelo shows a strength for being able to interpret the history of economics, and show how these ideas can be applied to structure an economy more beneficial for all.

What articles from people such as Rick Kelo are also hugely important for are also taking a critical eye to governmental policies. Many often ignore new policy changes and law creations, and so it has become the unofficial responsibility of the educated such as Rick Kelo to act as guardians of the people and scrutinize these laws to make sure there are no abuses of power. For many, this is the greatest gift the internet has given us- the right to express vigilance and pursue freedom and liberty.

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