During the debate over gay marriage, I predicted that, once the government became involved in marriage, there was no telling where the power-hungry tentacles of the state would stop.
By making marriage a “right” regardless of who or what was getting married, the government would someday have to ensure equal rights to marriage by naming a “marriage czar” and a Secretary of the Bureau of Love, Sex, and Marriage.
I did a double-take on Friday when I saw that New York’s Governor Kathy Hochul named sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer as “Loneliness Ambassador.” The government of the state of New York was going to address the problem of “social isolation” by naming the elfin Dr. Ruth as a kind of peppy cheerleader for friendship and love.
“Hallelujah!” Westheimer said in a news release. “I am deeply honored and promised the Governor that I will work day and night to help New Yorkers feel less lonely.”
“Loneliness,” we’re told by the Centers for Disease Control and the Surgeon General, is a huge problem. Social isolation leads to mental health problems like depression, and physical problems like cardiovascular disease.
“As New York works to fight the…
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