[marketcorrection] Don Boudreaux: Physicians For Leashed-and-Guided Citizens

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Posted by Don Boudreaux:
Physicians For Leashed-and-Guided Citizens
http://marketcorrection.powerblogs.com/posts/1181148884.shtml


   22 October 2006
   Editor, The Washington Times
   Dear Editor:
   Reading Sarah Longwell's warning of the arrogance of those who would
   have government force the rest of us to change our diets
   ("Nervous-Nelly Nation," Oct. 22), I was struck by the name of the
   group that is suing California restaurants for serving grilled
   chicken: Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.
   The American Heritage Dictionary (4th edition, 2000) defines
   'responsible' as "Involving personal accountability or ability to act
   without guidance or superior authority." So this litigious group of
   MDs is misnamed. It OPPOSES responsibility by seeking to impede
   personal accountability and to oblige people to act according to the
   commands of a superior authority.
   Sincerely,
   Donald J. Boudreaux
   Chairman, Department of Economics
   George Mason University