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050 _aHM 661
_b.H25 2007
100 _aHarsanyi, David.
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245 0 _aNanny state :
_bhow food fascists, teetotaling do-gooders, priggish moralists, and other boneheaded bureaucrats are turning America into a nation of children /
_cDavid Harsanyi.
260 _aNew York :
_bBroadway Books,
_cc2007.
300 _a291 p.
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 275-279) and index.
520 _aIn certain Massachusetts towns, school-yard tag is now banned. San Francisco has passed laws regulating the amount of water you should use in dog bowls. In New York City it is illegal to sit on an upended milk crate. In some parts of California, smoking is prohibited- outside. In the name of health, safety, decency, and good intentions, ever-vigilant politicians, bureaucrats, and social activists are dictating what we eat, where we smoke, what we watch and read. Why do bureaucrats know what' s better for us than we do? Have they overstepped their bounds in dictating our behavior through legislation? Are their restrictive measures essential to our health and safety- or exercises in political expediency? Girl Scout cookies, swing sets, cigarettes, alcohol, and gay authors are all in their sights. Nanny State raises a host of questions about the motives and influence of the playground police, food-fascists, anti-porn crusaders, and other " nannies" popping up all over America. Nanny State provides a rubric for viewing the debate about the size and scope of the state. Drawing on dozens of examples, Harsanyi offers a convincing argument that government intervention in its citizens' private lives not only denies us freedom of choice, but also erodes our national character by promoting a culture of victimhood and dependence."www.powells.com"
650 _aCivil rights
_zUnited States.
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650 _aSocial control
_zUnited States.
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