The Ugliness of Gambling
R. R. Reno, First Things First Thoughts, 9/30/2013
I'm on the Council on Casinos. a group sponsored by the Institute for American Values. Our purpose is to fight the spread of gambling in America. See our report, Why Casinos Matter. As David Mills noted earlier, the Institute's director, David Blankenhorn, has penned a report that focuses on New York, New York's Promise. To a great extent our elite leadership takes a libertarian stance, one that sees no harm in relaxing older, more paternalistic limits on vice. Legalizing marijuana are loosening liquor laws are examples, as is tolerance of pornography, crude language, and vulgar dress. Gambling follows this pattern.
