I agree with you, mostly. However, people who advocate "libertarian paternalism" would advocate that government actually give or retain freedom of choice. The "libertarian" part is not only glossed over in this op-ed but it is described inaccurately. Consider the case of employees who currently have no ability to opt out of contributing to their pension plan. The libertarian paternalists would probably seek to restore their freedom to not contribute by adding the opt-out clause.

Mr. Kingwell's argues unconvincingly that libertarian paternalism compromises dignity. He might be right about that, but I don't see how libertarian paternalism compromises freedom of choice.