George Will on Voegli's new book, Never Enough: America's Limitless Welfare State. A quote:
Wilsonian progressives believe that History is a proper noun, an autonomous thing. It, rather than nature, defines government's ever-evolving and unlimited purposes. Government exists to dispense an ever-expanding menu of rights -- entitlements that serve an open-ended understanding of material and even spiritual well-being.
Yes, Lyndon Johnson himself said he wanted government to supply spiritual well-being to every American. A god in every pot?