- When "society" decides to "crack down" on its own drug use, why does part of it continue to use drugs? Why does much of it suddenly turn to crime against itself? Is it merely an illusion that drug-addicted individuals seem to pursue different goals than others in society?
- Why does "society" take extreme measures, such as bodily self-mutilation, to keep part of itself from being conscripted into its armed forces?
- Why does it appear that individuals radically alter their behavior in order to reduce their tax burdens? If the taxes people pay are for their own good, then why do they not instead try to maximize them? Or is apparent tax avoidance merely an illusion?
- Why do societies (e. g., the late USSR) that collect much or most of the wealth produced to distribute it "for the people's good" have such extremely low standards of living? What causes "society" to shut down its productive energies under these circumstances? Furthermore, why do such societies exhibit the most extreme inequalities of wealth and income?
- Why has the price of postage increased so much faster than most other goods in recent decades? Why has it not instead fallen, as increasing population density and improved technology should have made greater efficiencies possible? What makes postal service different from most of "society's" other businesses?
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