Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Arnold Kling:
If one views a strong state and a strong family as incompatible, then a case can be made that taking the state out of issues related to prostitution or abortion or marriage actually helps serve family values. If people know that they cannot rely on the state to arbitrate these issues, then they will turn to families, religious institutions, and other associations within communities to help strengthen our values.
This sounds to me like saying that if the government doesn't enforce public health laws, we'll all be more careful about what food we buy.

Absolute libertarianism is as dystopic as totalitarianism. It would do away with the reasons we form societies in the first place.

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