Pretextual Stops

Tagged: Pretextual Stops

May 21, 2026 Commentary

When Government Tries to Save Us From Ourselves

When government claims the power to protect adults from their own choices, personal responsibility gives way to state supervision. Seatbelt laws may seem like a small example, but they reveal a much larger problem: the gradual acceptance of paternalistic government in everyday life.

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