https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/02/the-choice-2/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 08:32:47 -0400<![CDATA[Government grows in size and power as the individual shrinks into dependency. Until the tipping point where dependency becomes the new norm — as it is in Europe, where even minor retrenchment of the entitlement state has led to despair and, for the more energetic, rioting.]]>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:00:46 -0400<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/02/the-choice-2-n97140