20 Years Ago on July 6th, 2002 - the brilliant economist and thinker John Kenneth Galbraith, gave an interview in which he said this perfect bit:

“The modern conservative is engaged in one of man’s oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.”

@MarkHoltom That pretty much defines the Right: I always say (having voted Left for over 50 years) that the problem with the Left is that "they know what's best for you". The problem with the Right is that "they know what's best for themselves".