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Since 2003   Kos, Part III  October 7th, 2006 · No Comments ·
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II.  Now comes two entries that are must reads on this topic.
The first, by Warren Meyer at Coyote Blog, was actually written
in December of 2004. But don't be surprised by that. Principles
of individualism haven't changed in the 8,000 years or so of
recorded human civilization (or as far back as humans possessed
free will, for that matter), so his essay was valid then, today,
and a thousand years from now.  Here it is.   However, when we
move to fields such as commerce, progressives stop trusting
individual decision-making.  Progressives who support the right
to a person making unfettered choices in sexual partners don't
trust people to make their own choice on seat belt use. 
Progressives who support the right of fifteen year old girls to
make decisions about abortion without parental notification do
not trust these same