Traditional young liberal concern for human rights, environment and discrimination is in good hands.
The spread of income level is narrowest in societies which are the freest and the disadvantaged the least oppressed where privilege is not maintained by law.
Legislators are above the law in that if they do not like a law they can amend it. However, they can never be above the principles of justice and equality.
A state that confers privileges that it cannot legitimately justify is corrupt.
We should not slavishly follow any other country, but we can learn from some. The legal and moral restrains that support a free-market economy should be reformed to make them better.
One possible consequence of current corporate troubles is new laws that constrains the honest, enables the dishonest and raises inefficiencies. Donald Trump might consider emigrating to Australia.
Governments thinking of using regulations to protect the environment should take into account any externalities them proceed with caution and having respect for the rule-of-law and democracy.
By using the law without any overview to punish doctors for procedural errors that are hard to get correct, it causes the principle of certainty before the law.