This debate was a surprise. Who’dathunk Stossel, who has reported fairly honestly on the deplorable state of education in the country, would contend that children are better off today than they were in the 50s? Better off HOW?—why, because they have IM and iPhones! BOR, for a change, was on the right side of this argument. But any mostly conscious adult should have reached the same conclusion. Maybe that description of libertarians is true: at best they’re childless conservatives.
Because the Libertarian’s moral compass is broken.
He is so blinded by the concept that there should be no bounds on personal behavior, that he can’t see the impact on childhood development and the accelerated decline of the overall culture.
So you liked the racism and sexism of the ‘50s?