tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267597063062817567.post1082573706699930511..comments2023-12-24T00:14:00.742-06:00Comments on Cup O' Joel: Michael Kinsley's 'full disclosure' paragraph is my favorite in the history of the genreUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267597063062817567.post-3821185812343182952012-06-07T17:27:31.384-05:002012-06-07T17:27:31.384-05:00Wow. Kinsey's arguments are barely coherent. ...Wow. Kinsey's arguments are barely coherent. What he calls "libertarian absolutism" any libertarian would call "libertarian". His essential creed, apparently, is that it's okay to take people's freedom if some people will be slightly more healthy. Why not morning calisthenics that, if you miss, you pay a hefty fine? Why not a sin tax on baking ingredients: Cooking oil? Tax it! Butter? Ban it! Why not arrest people who drive old cars that don't have air bags or ABS? It's for their health, right?J. Blessingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13463434184326709319noreply@blogger.com