I would much rather see responsibilities exercised by individuals than have them imposed by the government.

People still have a choice, but, if they find it all too confusing, or they just want someone else to make a choice for them, there's a default that works pretty well. That's this concept of libertarian paternalism. And it's handy.

Oh, that all the things my father had told me about how disgusting Washington is are true. And again it's the system - there are lots of nice, well-meaning people there. But it's a sleazy place. And politics is all about doing favors.

I became a real free market fanatic. I'm probably less so now than even two or three years ago.

I would much rather see responsibilities exercised by individuals than have them imposed by the government.

Encryption...is a powerful defensive weapon for free people. It offers a technical guarantee of privacy, regardless of who is running the government... It's hard to think of a more powerful, less dangerous tool for liberty.

The definition of the problem, rather than its solution, will be the scarce resource in the future.