Source: Free Association
by Sheldon Richman
“For at least 200 years, classical liberals (aka libertarians) have warned that the more power the government wields, the greater the lengths people will go to get their hands on it before their ideological opponents do. This is not rocket science, yet resistance to the implications endures. If politicians and bureaucrats can readily confiscate wealth from its producers and distribute it to others, or if they can grant privileges to those they favor and impose restrictions on those they don’t, you can bet that individuals and groups will work overtime for access to that power. That’s a recipe for civil strife; it leads to what Ayn Rand called an institutionalized civil war.” (09/19/25)
https://sheldonfreeassociation.blogspot.com/2025/09/tgif-social-peace-through-government.html