Rule of Law vs. Rule of Men

Here's my latest column in The Freeman.  In it, I discuss the meaning of the rule of law:

For much the same reason that Starbucks specializes in retailing coffee, government specializes in enforcing law. And just as Starbucks responds to prevailing consumer demands—just as Starbucks is not in business to tell consumers what they want and don't want, but instead is in business to serve consumers according to their specific tastes for coffee and pastries—a genuinely classical-liberal government...