Schemes to extend federal power into the nooks and crannies of local and even private activities are never publicly advertised as expansions of federal power, much less erosions of the Tenth Amendment, but always in terms of the wonderful goals they are sa

Schemes to extend federal power into the nooks and crannies of local and even private activities are never publicly advertised as expansions of federal power, much less erosions of the Tenth Amendment, but always in terms of the wonderful goals they are said to achieve—“universal health care,” “investing in our children’s futures,” “insuring a level playing field for all,” etc.

As many have warned in the past, freedom is unlikely to be lost all at once and openly. It is far more likely to be e...