I agree it is troubling. The classical liberal tradition would say that the main role of the government is to set rules and provide services. Convincing peopl

I agree it is troubling. The classical liberal tradition would say that the main role of the government is to set rules and provide services. Convincing people to lead a lifestyle that the government considers optimal is inconsistent with this. I prefer for there to be a clear sphere for government actions, so that people are relatively free to make their own choices about their private life. For example I saw some horrible ads in the NY subway where a sad baby has a caption "I'm twice as likely not to graduate high school because you had me as a teen". Assuming "teen" includes 18 year olds, the government is telling adults what they should and shouldn't do, even though it is a personal choice and entirely legal. We are reaching a ridiculous situation where there is no middle ground between things that we must assert are OK (like being gay, or a single mother) and things that are "scientifically" proven to be bad (like being a teen mom).