“The roundup of dozens of lawyers, journalists, bloggers and other activists since online protest appeals began circulating in China in mid-February is the latest—and in some ways the broadest—in a series of periodic clampdowns on those whom the Party sees as a threat to its rule.” (Wall Street Journal)
They’re right: Government power and individual liberty are incompatible.
FEE Timely Classic
“China: Wealth but Not Freedom” by James A. Dorn