Monday, July 6, 2009

P.J. O'Rourke: car is natural enemy of politicians

Politicians appear to be obsessed with cars and the car industry, relentlessly enacting new regulations and, under the Obama administration, seizing manufacturers or forcing them into bankruptcy?

Why the fixation?

In this video, from Reason, P.J. O'Rourke answers the questions: the goal of politicians is control, while the car is the ultimate expression and facilitator of individual freedom.

http://www.reason.com/blog/show/134561.html

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