Liberty en Pessimism <p>Column by Jim Davies.</p> <p>
<strong>Exclusive to STR</strong></p> <p> It&#39;s very sad, to
see so much of it around STR. Several whose fingers fly over the
keyboard to make comments seem to think that government is a
fixture, here to stay.</p> <p> This is not limited to STR, mind;
I enjoy much of the work of Fred Reed on another site, and
noticed a fine recent example called <a href="">Your Papers,
Citizen</a> which expertly compared the America of today with
the America of Fred&#39;s youth, with particular reference to
guns and their control. It&#39;s chock full of delicious turns
of phrase, such as &ldquo;As women got in touch with their inner
totalitarian, we began to outlaw large soft drinks and any word
or expression that might offend anyone.&rdquo; Yee-haw. But then
he mars it by ending up with this gloomy prediction:
&ldquo;Nobody in America, ever again, is going to be left alone.
Not ever.&rdquo;</p> <p> In writing that, he falls into a
serious intellectual error. <a href=""