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Pocatello area resident Jonathan Ryan Alexander, 51, pictured walking into the chambers of 6th District Judge Javier Gabiola before a local ju…

In moments of crisis or uncertainty, free societies are tempted to hand their problems to a “strong man”—someone who promises swift, decisive action when the slow machinery of constitutional delegation feels too unwieldy. Economist F.A. Hayek warned, “The principle that the end justifies the means...becomes necessarily the supreme rule...It is the general demand for quick and determined government action that is the dominating element in the situation.”

A bipartisan group of state attorneys general should be commended for calling public attention to the need for Americans to protect the privacy of their generic data. The AGs warn that about 15 million customers of DNA testing company 23andMe are in danger of having their personal genetic information fall into unsafe hands because of the company’s bankruptcy. The AGs advise customers on how to protect their data.