Looking at Kristof’s list, one is struck by how very ILL-liberal the ideas of this supposed “liberal” really are. What is so important about making Americans more physically fit that the ponderous, coercive force of the State is appropriate?
How about a new cabinet position — Secretary of Fitness and Nutrition? The opportunities for meddling by busybodies would be endless.
Apropos of the eagerness with which both liberals and conservatives turn to government, David Boaz has a splendid little piece in today’s Wall Street Journal.
