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Jens 'n' Frens
Idle thoughts of a relatively libertarian Republican in Cambridge, MA, and whomever he invites. Mostly political.
"A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures."
-- Daniel Webster
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Tuesday, December 24, 2002 :::
For Internet-connection-related reasons, I'm going to write a single entry regarding several links from the Instapundit.
- In a discourse on the differences between neo-cons and paleo-cons, Jacob Golbitz pens the following:
All conservatives worthy of the appellation harbor a prudential pessimism regarding the ability of politics to cure the ills of man
But if this is true, what is the idea behind "social conservatism"? Why is the social engineering of the right so different from the social engineering of the Marxists? Perhaps there's a difference in scale, but I'm deeply skeptical of both.
You'll note the distinction, I hope, between politics and culture. I think there's much to be gained from a culture which encourages family-building and contributing to charity, but taking that beyond social pressure and into compulsion is anathema to a free society and likely to do more harm than good.
- If you haven't had your fill of commentaries hammering "Bowling for Columbine", here's another.
- Finally, a woman was saved by breast implants.
::: posted by Steven at 1:38 PM
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