Advocates of a minimalist conception of government claim they too are
defenders of liberty. But theirs is a narrow and negative definition
of freedom: the freedom from civic duty, from mutual obligation, from
taxation. NYT
A major reason for the faltering response is a chimerical expectation
that markets will perform the work of government.
Crises expose problems, but they do not supply alternatives, let alone
political will. Change requires ideas and leadership
