Liberty. It’s a simple idea, but it’s also the linchpin of a complex system of values and practices: justice, prosperity, responsibility, toleration, cooperation, and peace. Many people believe that liberty is the core political value of modern civilization itself, the one that gives substance and form to all the other values of social life. They’re called libertarians.
As House Speaker John Boehner continues to hide the details of what
happened and why during his conservative purge of House committees,
House Budget Committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan is eschewing comment and
instead directing all inquiries about the purge to Boehner’s office.
