President Obama’s State of the Union address this evening outlined his vision for our country—an agenda marked by greater government intrusion, increased spending, higher taxes, and less personal freedoms. If these last four years have taught us anything, however, it’s that “more government” is not the solution to our problems. In fact, it’s oftentimes the root of the problem. Despite the soaring rhetoric we heard tonight, consider the following: In 2009, President Obama pledged to cut our national debt in half. Instead, we’ve added $5 trillion to the deficit with no end in sight. Americans aren’t better off now than they were $5 trillion ago, and our children and grandchildren will be force...