Politicians love to make plans for us. But the best of life happens when politicians just leave us alone. Economists call the idea “spontaneous order.” Just as a school of fish needs no leader, most of us-in most of life figure things out on our own. Even in my hometown New York City, where authoritarian politicians constantly impose new rules, spontaneous order is occasionally allowed. A perfect example: Central Park. When government ran the park, it was dirty, dangerous and the grass was dead. Politicians let go a little, allowing a nonprofit conservancy to manage Central Park. The Conservancy does a better job. Now the park is clean and safe. The video gives more examples of spontaneous order. John Stossel reports.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKoB5FYhC6Y