The self-styled D.C. “libertarian” who urges the rest of us to abandon what Lew is doing and join his organization in “responsible, respectable, important work,” should understand what is implicit in these words. To be “responsible” is to be willing and able to bear all of the costs of one’s actions, a quality that hardly applies to anyone who wants to use state power – in whatever form or limitation – to accomplish desired ends. Only in the marketplace – and certainly not in Washington, District of Collectivism – can one meet this standard. As for being “respectable,” this person … Continue reading The Man in Black