That has been true historically but a new menace is the compulsive need to “Save the Planet” by restricting liberty. I would bet that true liberty is the most safe approach but that is counter-intuitive to many, including me formerly. However, the good news is that the Universe is so deadly that many will despair of human ability to survive without Divine Intervention. Then we might return to a principled approach instead of the current unbounded pragmatism.

Meanwhile, the “conservatives” are playing the AARP-card a.k.a. Geezerphobia with the “keep the government out of my Medicare” nonsense!

1. Good ideas don’t need to be forced on others.

2. Bad ideas should not be.

[Stealing from others is not obsessive-compulsive so much as greed, sloth and avarice all combined.]