Michael Lind is sometimes brilliant, and there is something to his analysis. Nobody here, I think, needs reminding about the political weaknesses of the limited-government cause. But you’re right, Iain, that he overstates his case. For example: “Neither has the Bush administration exerted itself over another libertarian proposal, health savings accounts, which almost certainly would be rejected by risk-averse voters.” Actually, the administration exerted itself successfully to attach health savings accounts to the Medicare/prescription drugs bill, and the number of such accounts has been growing enough to inspire alarm from health-care experts of a liberal bent.