This project was suggested by Jamie Whyte, and was reworked by Richard Wellings, both of the IEA. My thanks to them for the proposal, and to Syed Kamall, also of the IEA, for seeing things through, when there were many competing demands on his time and resources. Thanks are due to Curtis Bram for research assistance; thanks also to Jon Wainwright for converting the manuscript into something resembling workable prose. Numerous helpful suggestions and improvements were suggested by Drew Millard. All of those who deserve credit for what is done well here are blameless for what is done poorly; for that, I am solely responsible.

The ideas expressed here owe credit, but no blame, to seminar participants at the University of Colorado, Oklahoma State University, the University of Texas, and Trinity College in the US, as well as the Institute for Liberal Studies in Canada, and the ANU and Notre Dame in Australia.

Finally, thanks to Donna Gingerella for tolerating my need to spend far longer than was plausible working on the details herein.