it’s the proposition that it’s worth the effort to *reduce* those costs by creating alternative, horizontal ways of providing the few good things states do: defense, arbitration, social insurance, etc.
border agents don’t “enact policy” so much as inflict violence on non-Americans
border agents, cops, prison guards, and military personnel face this decision every single day of their lives and they — in virtue of merely holding their occupation — choose in favor of disrespect
this creates... complications, many of which we’re seeing play out in real time