November 25, 2010

Why W.F. Buckley, Jr. Wrote

[From article]
"The theory -- perhaps by now it seems like a quaint anachronism -- on which the nation was founded is, or was: Government is instituted to protect pre-existing natural rights essential to the pursuit of happiness.
[. . .]
The average American has regular contact with the federal government at three points -- the IRS, the post office and the TSA. Start with that fact if you are formulating a unified field theory to explain the public's current political mood."

Buckley: Promoted value of complaining.
AP
Buckley: Promoted value of complaining.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/groping_for_new_american_freedom_i1SuG4FQDZbezBsOLfjtaJ

Groping for a new American freedom
George Will
New York Post
Last Updated: 4:31 AM, November 22, 2010
Posted: 10:40 PM, November 21, 2010

No comments: