We have a new God

When God is declared a non operative entity, the Sate always, always tries to take his place. This is a book review from Mises

The Lies are Sacred, Blessed by Government
by Doug French

New president Barack Obama's $3.55 trillion budget serves notice that if you thought government couldn't get any bigger or more intrusive, think again. The budget "represents real and dramatic change," according to the President. But really the Obama plan is just more of the same, with the federal government expanding its role in education, foreign policy, energy policy, health care, and environmental policy.

"The eyes of all people in all nations are once again upon us — watching to see what we do with this moment; waiting for us to lead," Obama told the assembled and adoring senators and congressmen. "Those of us gathered here tonight have been called to govern in extraordinary times." The new president believes government can fix the economy and anything else it sets its collective mind to, after all, "we aren't quitters," repeated the president.

But as Paul Cleveland explains, what Obama believes is a lie — a sacred lie. "The first, and biggest lie, is the notion that the institution of government is capable of successfully and adequately addressing all human problems,"...