What Does It Mean to Cherish Liberty?
11 April 2006
The Editor, New York Times
229 West 43rd St.
New York, NY 10036
To the Editor:
We Americans continually boast of our commitment to liberty. But I question the depth of this commitment when I read the likes of Nicholas Kristof calling on government to regulate and tax us in ways designed "to change Americans' diet and exercise habits" ("Hazardous to Your Health," April 11).
How can anyone claim to love liberty and, at the same time, believe that the state should control what people eat and how they exercise?
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
The Editor, New York Times
229 West 43rd St.
New York, NY 10036
To the Editor:
We Americans continually boast of our commitment to liberty. But I question the depth of this commitment when I read the likes of Nicholas Kristof calling on government to regulate and tax us in ways designed "to change Americans' diet and exercise habits" ("Hazardous to Your Health," April 11).
How can anyone claim to love liberty and, at the same time, believe that the state should control what people eat and how they exercise?
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Posted by Don Boudreaux on
Monday January 15, 2007 at 8:43am