"One can applaud" the Obama administration's promotion of volunteerism, writes Ronald Goldfarb at The Hill's Pundits blog,"and at the same time ask..... [w]hy not a uniform requirement of national service for every 18-year-old or high school graduate?" Goldfarb, a veteran of the Camelot era, served his country in uniform, so perhaps he has a better right to pose this question than many. We know how, in a moment of exuberance, Obama spoke of a "national civilian security force" on the campaign trail.We know that the GIVE Act, recently passed by the Senate, originally contained a provision to explore the idea of compulsory national service.And I know this:  if Obama tried to introduce compulsory national service for "every 18-year-old or high school graduate," he would instantly destroy the better part of his political capital with young people, even alienating his most ardent supporters.The idea of compulsory anything -- let alone giving two...(Read Full Post)