PURITANISM 2.0: Victor Davis Hanson comments:

Americans do not like being lectured at, much less when those sermons are misdirected and lead to higher taxes, the creation of a preachy, Ivy-League overseeing class, and legions of federal employees whose prime directive is to vote in more politicians that give them more money with less accountability.

If they want to wear the hair shirt themselves, well and good. But I’m not willing to be fitted for one.