From the Nanny State to the Bully State

  
Great article by Patrick Basham writing for the Institute of Public Affairs!

From the Nanny State to the Bully State

"As Bully Staters do not want us to smoke cigarettes, gamble, drink alcohol, or gain weight, they will ratchet up their campaign to shame and coerce those who rejoice in the individual's right to pursue pleasure. Under the Bully State, the real bully is Nanny the Policy Nurse, who dispenses regulatory ‘cures' for all manner of alleged social ills, from smoking to simply having fun."

"Thankfully, there will be dramatic growth in people's unwillingness to be bullied out of, and into, particular habits. This will create an opportunity for the first politician who stands in front of the Bully State's regulatory march yelling, ‘Stop!' By the end of the decade, it is entirely possible that most Westerners will be actively rebelling against their respective Department of the Domestic Bully."