Obviously, all of us have been influenced by those around us.

If an individual is born with the obligation to obey, who is born with the right to command?

The first census in 1790 asked just six questions: the name of the head of the household, the number of free white males older than 16, the number of free white males younger than 16, the number of free white females, the number of other free persons, and the number of slaves.

[L]et me point out that libertarians defend a tradition of liberty that is the fruit of thousands of years of human history.

Libertarians recognize the inevitable pluralism of the modern world and for that reason assert that individual liberty is at least part of the common good.

Guardians are necessary for children and abnormal adults, because they cannot make responsible choices for themselves.

The reason the government sells the census as your ticket to getting goodies - rather than as your civic duty - is that distributing goodies is now all the government does.