The super-awesome — and always thoughtful and interesting — John McCaskey has a blog! His first post is on whether a person can ever benefit from being forced to act well. It begins:

It is wrong to force your decision on others, even if you think doing so would be good for them. As long as they extend the same freedom to others, people should be left to choose their own mate, pursue their own career, buy and sell what they want, etc. They should be left to think and act for themselves without someone else forcing them.

But, then, how are we to think about the following?

• Taking the car keys from someone who has been drinking alcohol.
• Saving someone from being hit by an unseen car.
• Making medical decisions for a deliriously sick relative.

These all involve forcing your decision on someone.

Go read the whole thing!