RAH and Whiskey, David Hume argued that men’s control over women’s sexuality was caused by the need to make sure that the children whose rearing men were paying for were really their own. (That was in a different time, back when, in the words of Fielding, every lord of the manor had a few little bastards running about.)

Linbeck, you are right, the danger of the state’s crowding out private activity is very real. The next place for this to happen is private philanthropy. This was already a stated goal during the campaign. As tax deductions for charitable contributions are reduced, so too will the contributions dry up. Goodbye symphony orchestras, opera companies, and art museums. Ah, but we’ll increase NEA funding! Yes, perhaps, and as Hayek warned, we’ll then need to curry favor with the bureaucrat of the day to get funding. Who will demand what, exactly, in exchange for his favors?