 Notably, neoliberals spend far more time arguing for limits on democracy than arguing for democracy itself. This is partly because, since fascism was defeated, the goodness of democracy has been taken for granted by both neoliberals and their interlocutors. Hayek, Friedman, and Buchanan instead focus on criticizing “unlimited” democracy. Hayek (1944 [2007: 111–2]) is worried that an unlimited democracy could undermine the rule of law and create tyranny. The powers of any “temporary majority” have to be limited, he says (1960 [2011: 106]). Unlimited power is “the fatal defect of the prevailing form of democracy” and is based on the erroneous premise that all law “emanate[s] from legislatures” (1979: 3–4). Another problem for unlimited democracy is that democratic assemblies will take on more power that they can wield effectively and so will be forced to