PajamasMedia OpEd on Cass Sunstein
By Paul Hsieh

"The online political commentary website PajamasMedia.com has
published my OpEd on Cass Sunstein, who is President Obama's new
director of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
Sunstein is one of the leading advocates of the philosophy known
as "libertarian paternalism".

Although it's not directly related to health care, if his ideas were
implemented, they could have an enormously destructive effect on
American freedoms in many spheres including health care.

Here is the opening of my piece:

Obama's Regulatory Chief Believes in Paternalistic Government
by Paul Hsieh
February 10, 2009

The old joke runs, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."
Most Americans are appropriately skeptical of such a claim, just as
they are skeptical when told that they've won $10 million in a
Nigerian lottery.

But President Obama's selection of Harvard Law professor Cass
Sunstein to direct the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
threatens to turn this joke into grim reality...


Read thes rest here:

http://www.westandfirm.org/blog/2009/02/my-pajamasmedia-oped-on-cass-
sunstein.html