Source: Future of Freedom Foundation
by Bart Frazier
“Through much of the remainder of the 19th century and an early part of the 20th century, the idea of liberty that de Tocqueville highlighted remained central to the American experience. But today, America in practice has become more guided by a set of ideas closer to those of the Russians than to our own ancestors. Ours may seem like a kinder and gentler political paternalism and system of plunder than in Russia, but our own variation on the collectivist theme has come to dominate America as well.” (10/15/25)
https://www.fff.org/explore-freedom/article/russias-collectivist-cult-of-the-strong-state/