THE SAFETY STATE, AT HOME AND ABROAD

In the twelve months since I wrote this column, I've come to regard regulation as an even bigger threat not just to liberty but to the essence of our humanity. Nevertheless, the pansification of western civilization is all but complete: News from around the world: In Britain, it is traditional on Shrove Tuesday to hold pancake races, in which contestants run while flipping a pancake in a frying pan. The appeal of the event depends on the potential pitfalls in attempting simultaneous rapid forward propulsion and pancake tossing. But, in St. Albans, England, competitors were informed by Health & Safety...