I dont have as visceral of a reaction, but I understand where hes coming from
Nature 247 , 405406 (1974)
Adams, in his 1776 book Thoughts on Government , touted the benefits of such laws, [The] happiness of the people might be greatly promoted by them.Frugality is a great revenue, besides curing us of vanities, levities, and fopperies, which are real antidotes to all great, manly, and warlike virtues. The historian Forrest McDonald, in his invaluable book Novus Ordo Seclorum , provides details about the constitutional and statutory sources of such laws
And that lost connection was more impactful than I expected
Infants with LBW, defined as weighing less than 2,500 g at birth, have a higher risk of subsequent infant morbidity, mortality, and longer-term childhood and adult adverse consequences