Two of the more absurd statements in George Will’s conservative ode to Big Government, noted below by Lew, are his assertion that Big Government shapes our souls (!), and that bigger and more activist government somehow makes us more independent of Big Government. Could George Will possibly be more Orwellian? According to Will, onservatives now think it proper that the Ted Kennedys, Barney Franks, Bill Clintons, Newt Gingriches, and Tom Delays of the world should take on the God-like task of “shaping mens’ souls.” If so, they must think it quite natural that the state should also control our minds … Continue reading George Will Orwell