Inspired by this ad
Steven Horwitz explains that every step toward government control, of anything, is a step toward politicizing private decisions.
The evidence is all around us: Trans fats are banned; the federal government tells women in their 40s they don’t “need” mammograms; more localities attempt to use zoning and other laws to keep out fast-food restaurants. Rather than allowing individuals to make their own judgments about the tradeoffs regarding risk, the State must substitute its judgment and enforce it with coercion. The personal has become the political.
