In his WSJ column today, Daniel Henninger observes that one big factor in the deep erosion of trust in government is information. These days, it’s easy to spread the truth about the looming debt avalanche we face due to decades of federal profligacy and the regime’s penchant for spending money as if Washington had a limitless amount.
I think he’s on to something. Many people have pointed to the fax machine as having played a crucial role in the downfall of the Soviet Union since it made widespread distribution of information on the woeful condition of the country possible. The internet is no doubt helping opponents of the Nanny State get others to grasp the extent to which the federal government has degraded our future.
