One big problem conservatives face in trying to develop and implement effective public policy is that conservative thinkers have gotten used to operating in an intellectual milieu that assumes activist government is the answer to every question.

In his recent New York Times column, “The Missing Fifth” , David Brooks exemplifies the point. The column identifies a problem — fewer men are working:

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