Breakfast cereal at a Ralphs grocery store in Del Mar, Calif., in 2013(Mike Blake/Reuters)

Writing for Capital Matters today, Matt Lau tackles an argument made by Brad Littlejohn for the Ethics and Public Policy Center:

However, beyond a certain point, more and more does not necessarily mean better and better. Ever-expanding choices may not enhance our freedom, since the mind can only meaningfully distinguish between a limited number of options.

I’m not convinced. The more the merrier. We can cope.

Littlejohn:

Consider, for instance, Netflix, or the cereal aisle at a modern supermarket. At first glance, both of these epitomize a glorious realization of the modern idea of freedom. Here we find ourselves, more than any previous generation,

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