The Welfare StateThe history of the welfare state is the history of the state’s savage war of aggrandizement and seizure of authority against the “voluntary sector” of civil society, in Germany, in the United Kingdom, in Australia, in Canada, in Scandinavia, or in the United States.Everything everyday people did in their lives became in some way or another regulated, regimented and overseen by the state.The dire effects of this calculated collectivism were malevolence not benevolence, aggression not altruism, genocide not generosity.The History of the Welfare State is the History of the State’s Savage War of Aggrandizement and Seizure of Authority Against Civil Society Theological Canon of the Welfare-Warfare StateExplore the definitive reading list on the theological foundations of the modern state. This curated canon dissects the moral and political philosophy behind welfare and warfare, featuring essential books and key thinkers on government power, social ethics, and just war theory.The post The Welfare-Warfare State appeared first on LewRockwell.