Oxymoron Alert

I would have described him as a liberal, rather than a libertarian, but Cass Sunstein and some economist wrote a scholarly paper called:

Libertarian Paternalism Is Not An Oxymoron (warning, PDF!)

Oh my.

I'm wondering what kind of universe is needed to keep those terms from contradicting each other. Well, there's this from the summary:

Equipped with an understanding of behavioral findings of bounded rationality and bounded self-control, libertarian paternalists should attempt to steer people’s choices in welfare-promoting directions without eliminating freedom of choice.

Ah, we are being assigned "bounded rationality and bounded self-control." Here is the deep assault upon two philosophical foundations of liberty: rationality and volition.

Once you've got those tightly bound
No rightful freedom will be found.