I have responded to Jerry Agar’s agreement to take my bet:


Our readers brought up a good point about this exchange, however, in noting that we were criticizing nanny-stater Democrats running for president while ignoring the nanny-stater Republicans doing the same. … the spirit behind their criticism is worth heeding. And that is, both parties’ leading candidates hold beliefs about the uses of government and the value of individual liberty that threaten the fundamental freedoms upon which this nation was founded and still thrives.