This, from David Brooks, is wild. Brooks accusing anyone else of being sealed inside a hermetic bubble is incredible stuff. Yes, America's major institutions are dominated by Left-wing thought, or cowards who cave to it.
Also, there are arguments to be made about the scope of freedom and liberty inside a conservative philosophical framework. But I don't know a single conservative -- including NatCons -- who suggests that these factors are irrelevant to the common good, as Brooks seems to suggest.
Most conservatives who call themselves classically liberal do so understanding that cultural institutions under liberalism must be conservative, a la Adams. Conservatives who disagree think that the neutrality of the public square erodes such cultural conservatism beyond repair.
The question seems to be largely prudential rather than moral; everyone agrees we need cultural institutions that reflect common values. Should the law be used as a tool to reinforce those institutions, or does that risk freedoms necessary to pursue the good life?
We require freedom in order to fully live the good life. But liberty cannot slide into libertinism, lest it destroy the very foundations of the institutions necessary to ensure liberty. This is a key component of conservatism.
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This is absolutely idiotic gobbledygook. Those most worried about inflation are those whose wages have been eaten up by inflation. The rich, who have their money in assets like stocks and real estate, are making bank.
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This isn't about whether vaccines are good. There is no bigger fan of vaccines than I. This is about whether Americans ought to have liberty, or whether administrative tyranny ought to rule our lives.
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So, OSHA is promulgating this insanely authoritarian regulation on an emergency temporary basis. They're seeking to make a rule permanent. Here are the questions they are asking about when formulating a permanent rule:
1. Forcing it on employers with under 100 employees. 2. Forcing fully vaccinated people to be masked. 3. No exceptions for prior immunity. 4. Getting rid of testing as an alternative to vaccination. 5. Testing more than weekly. 6. Higher standards for masks.
7. Social distancing, physical barriers, and further ventilation requirements.
In other words, this is only the beginning of the authoritarianism. If made permanent, the OSHA rule would be far more onerous. They could push a national vaccination AND mask mandate.
According to @MartyMakary, a grand total of 10-20 children without significant pre-existing conditions have died of covid-19 in the United States over the entire course of the pandemic.
I have kids who are 7, 5, and 1. I get the case for vaccinating -- I'm extremely pro-vaccination generally. We also have no longitudinal data on this vaccine for kids; we also know that the government is pushing two shots, but most myocarditis in teens is showing up in shot 2.
The risk from serious covid problems for young children is very low. It might be right for your kids -- maybe with one dose, as @MartyMakary suggests -- but it might not. This is not clear-cut like being 75+. I greatly fear that the mandate push will extend to this age group.