France Is Freer Than the US

Americans talk a lot about freedom but have less of it in many ways than people do in other countries. France, for instance. Over there, you can legally buy and drive a car without a license – sans permis – which is something that’s very illegal to do here. In France there is a whole class of cars – everything from clapped out Hoopties to brand new and warranted – that are not only legal to drive without any kind of government-issued permission slip or ear tag (as here) you don’t even have to be sixteen- years-old to do so. You can drive a voitures sans permis – a “car … Continue reading France Is Freer Than the US