Reaction.

• Position: Letter to the editor

"People commonly perceive government as changes in policy rather than maintenance of programs. That's why you see appeals to keep government's 'hands off' Medicare. When narcotics prohibition is repealed, that too will be seen as a triumph of government action. Once a program is established, its problems are seen as endemic."

--reason.com commenter "Robert" in response to "The Empty Case for Big Government" (November)

"I'd say that some people on the left take the anti-war and other positions shared by Paul more seriously than other issues. Remember, we're talking about millions of people. However, that number is clearly even less significant than the number of libertarians located in the GOP, Libertarian Party, or elsewhere."

--reason.com commenter "Pro Libertate" in response to "lion Paul, Man of the...