https://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2009/12/22/the-reid-bill-coercive-and-unconstitutional/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 04:23:38 -0400<![CDATA[A few years ago, Hilton Kramer and I commissioned a series of essays for The New Criterion on the illiberal underside of liberalism. We later published revised versions of the essays under the title The Betrayal of Liberalism: How the Disciples of Freedom and Equality Helped Foster the Illiberal Politics of Coercion and Control. I mention this now not only to help readers out with their last-minute Christmas shopping but also to highlight the message of our subtitle: &#8220;How the Disciples of Freedom and Equality Helped Foster the Illiberal Politics of Coercion and Control.&#8221; It is one of the underappreciated ironies of our age, I believe, that many who call themselves &#8220;liberals&#8221; habitually support policies that are distinctly illiberal &#8212; often, indeed, are downright coercive &#8212; in their effect.]]>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:35:46 -0500<![CDATA[Roger Kimball]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-kimball/2009/12/22/the-reid-bill-coercive-and-unconstitutional-n116179