Analysis
George Washington on Progress: Are We Trading Freedom for Comfort?
A few summers ago I watched a town council debate whether to install cameras along a lakeside path after a string of bike thefts. The police chief brought statistics, the insurance rep promised lower premiums, and parents pointed to dark corners where kids cut through after soccer practice. No one asked whether those cameras would last long after the thieves moved on, or how footage could be used five years later during a contentious divorce, or an employment dispute, or a
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