A student in Georgia complained that tests and grades were stressful, so the professor adopted a new “stress reduction policy.” Students who feel stressed about tests can decide their own grades. In they feel any stress, they are welcome to leave without explanation and with no effect on their grade. A stress-free environment may sound good, but life is not stress-free. A look through the Lens of Liberty reveals the vital importance of stress, and risk, and how to handle them. Our American system limits the power of government, because we believe ordinary people can govern themselves. But they cannot do so unless they learn how to take responsibility for their own actions. If you want a stress-free life, you need a binky and a stroller, with someone else deciding where you go.