Back to the Future Morphs into Dystopia

Tags: Big Government, Bureaucracy and Regulation, Progressivism, U.S. History

11/02/2023 Austin Padgett

Thanks to the exponential growth of government and regulation, the optimistic society of Back to the Future is fast becoming the dystopian world of Escape from New York or Death Wish.

Original Article: Back to the Future Morphs into Dystopia

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