Ayn Rand Institute staff writer Alex Epstein has published an op-ed reminding us that on election day it is freedom, not voting, which makes America great:

Every Election Day politicians, intellectuals, and activists propagate a seemingly patriotic but utterly un-American idea: the notion that our most important right – and the source of America’s greatness – is the right to vote. According to former President Bill Clinton, the right to vote is “the most fundamental right of citizenship”; it is “the heart and soul of our democracy,” says Senator John McCain.

Such statements are regarded as uncontroversial – but consider their implications. If voting is truly our most fundamental right, then all other rights – including free speech, property, even life – are contingent on and revocable by the whims of the voting public (or their elected officials).

See the full article for additional analysis.