How Washington Think Tanks Paved the Road to Serfdom
How Washington Think Tanks Paved the Road to Serfdom
by James Bovard at Brownstone Institute
In the same way that medieval kings seized any excuse to invade neighboring countries, today’s politicians perennially seek pretexts to further invade citizens’ lives. And there is never a shortage of intellectuals who, like the courtiers long ago, assure their masters that God — or at least social science — blesses their aggression.
Inside the Washington beltway, it is bad taste to recognize how federal policy is often shaped by the love of power. Experts and activists persistently overestimate the…
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