I would like to know what "paternalism" is supposed to mean as it applies to the state. From Wordnik.com. [Against Paternalism, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
That attitude of paternalism is not simply in the attitude of giving. From Wordnik.com. [The Family Life of Big Business] Reference
Desai: This ties in to paternalism: is the author a fool to be protected?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-02-01] Reference
But I think that, as I said, I don't want to bring the word paternalism in it —. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with James Atwater, February 28, 2001. Interview K-0201. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
State paternalism is seldom a true desire to help someone who cannot help themselves. From Wordnik.com. [Against Paternalism, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
So are you saying that you have no problem with policies rooted purely in paternalism?. From Wordnik.com. [Don’t Do Mandatory Drug Sentences : Law is Cool] Reference
My favorite form of libertarian paternalism is government mandated nutritional labeling. From Wordnik.com. [Libertarian Paternalism: The Revenge] Reference
The counterargument to paternalism is that the cost is an anticommons — lots of holdups. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-02-01] Reference
When soft paternalism is used to denounce irrational state policy, I will take it as friendly to libertarians. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Further to Andrew Ferguson on Behavioral Economics] Reference
To me, the concept of libertarian paternalism is not just more regulation, but is the regulators serving as consultants. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Does the Supposedly Superior Expertise of Regulators Justify Libertarian Paternalism?] Reference
The problem with anyone who uses the word paternalism in the context of setting policy is the state of mind that it reveals. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Paternalism and Slippery Slopes] Reference
In my previous posts I've explained why I believe paternalism is sometimes acceptable even though market solutions are usually perferable. From Wordnik.com. [Defending Social Security, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
Now it's government paternalism, which is wonderful. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Caesar Cone, January 7, 1983. Interview C-0003. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
An attitude of superior paternalism is far too often demonstrated by what we don’t share. From Wordnik.com. [Transparency and Trust] Reference
The further elimination of paternalism, that is, the village system and all; that started while I was Treasurer. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Caesar Cone, January 7, 1983. Interview C-0003. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
"The paternalism is a little more kind-hearted than it was in the past," Dr. Collins Vidal says, "but it's still paternalism.". From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
As for "paternalism," I think that's the grade school model. From Wordnik.com. [Law Prof Under Fire for Banning Laptops in Class] Reference
Trying to minimize that may be "paternalism," but I think it's just fine. From Wordnik.com. [Public Goods, Private Goods, and Paternalism, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
Or do you really think this kind of paternalism helpful or even new to us?. From Wordnik.com. [Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube may be removed today] Reference
Part of the problem with 'paternalism' today is that the benefits go elsewhere. From Wordnik.com. [Brad DeLong's Health Care Prescription, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
And one of the things I hate most is being spoken to as if I have no say in my own care, the "paternalism" you mention. From Wordnik.com. [The Dirty Little Secret About Patients as Partners in Health Care] Reference
Odd that so many who cry 'paternalism' fail to see that they themselves are planting seeds and dictating growth by their writings. From Wordnik.com. [Have I been too kind to the late Andrea Dworkin?] Reference
This "paternalism" has, moreover, accomplished its purpose. From Wordnik.com. [The Promise of American Life] Reference
The authors say that some people object to "paternalism" because they. From Wordnik.com. [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference
It is the worst kind of paternalism, blaming the poor for the excesses of the rich. From Wordnik.com. [Peak Energy] Reference
"paternalism" in the context of eighteenth-century. From Wordnik.com. [Walter Scott, Politeness, and Patriotism] Reference
"paternalism," and that if it ever had its way the world would stop progressing. From Wordnik.com. [The Jungle] Reference
The first philosophical/ethical issue is paternalism. From Wordnik.com. [Risky Business] Reference
But as a safety net, this still shows paternalism at its best. From Wordnik.com. [No, You're Not To Blame] Reference
Many doctors were trained in a tradition of benign paternalism. From Wordnik.com. [Gary W. Small, M.D.: The Secret Language of Doctors] Reference
He denounced government's "racial paternalism" even if for worthy motives. From Wordnik.com. [Three years after landmark court decision, Louisville still struggles with school desegregation] Reference
Seeking to protect adults from their own decisions is paternalism of the worst kind. From Wordnik.com. [Why Republicans Should Favor Legalized Internet Gambling] Reference
For the state to pass laws limiting what I can do with or to my own body is paternalism. From Wordnik.com. [Risky Business] Reference
By embracing those things, you automatically reject cronyism, paternalism and exclusion. From Wordnik.com. [WHY THE WORRY?] Reference
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