The tyranny of the majority

When talking about smoking bans, Bill Hannegan quotes a 17th century French political thinker. "It's the tyranny of the majority," he said. Hannegan is well known in St. Louis as a vocal opponent to smoking bans. One paper labeled him the "drag king." Hannegan is an organizer of Keep St. Louis Free, a group that considers itself a protector of personal freedoms and property rights. Hannegan lost the battle to stop smoking bans from being enacted in St. Louis and St. Louis County. But...