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Libertarianism Today
Americans are becoming ever more disillusioned with the two traditional political parties. Both seem to offer more of the more spending, more war, more bailouts for big businesses, more control over people's lives.
That's why more people than ever are taking a look at libertarianism.
But what does that mean? Attorney and law professor Jacob H. Huebert explains in Libertarianism Today , an engaging introduction to the libertarian movement's ideas and people.
The book starts with the basic libertarian idea that people should be free to do whatever they want as long as they don't harm anyone else. Then the book examines what that means for a wide range of contemporary issues, including the economy, health care, guns, drugs, online file-sharing, and more.
Libertarianism Today also introduces the people who are advancing these ideas, from maverick Congressman Ron Paul to the Austrian economists who predicted the 2008 financial crisis to the lawyers who are fighting for freedom in the courts.
Read this book and see how, even as it's getting more mainstream attention than ever, today's libertarian movement has only become more starkly opposed to the Washington DC status quo - and see why more people than ever are considering this genuine alternative.
That's why more people than ever are taking a look at libertarianism.
But what does that mean? Attorney and law professor Jacob H. Huebert explains in Libertarianism Today , an engaging introduction to the libertarian movement's ideas and people.
The book starts with the basic libertarian idea that people should be free to do whatever they want as long as they don't harm anyone else. Then the book examines what that means for a wide range of contemporary issues, including the economy, health care, guns, drugs, online file-sharing, and more.
Libertarianism Today also introduces the people who are advancing these ideas, from maverick Congressman Ron Paul to the Austrian economists who predicted the 2008 financial crisis to the lawyers who are fighting for freedom in the courts.
Read this book and see how, even as it's getting more mainstream attention than ever, today's libertarian movement has only become more starkly opposed to the Washington DC status quo - and see why more people than ever are considering this genuine alternative.
264 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2010
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March 20, 2011
Flawless on the theory of libertarianism!
My only point of criticism is that the book is too focused on libertarianism in American context. The next revision or a spin-off book should stay more on the general theory, applicable for all the world (and have something else than the American flag on the cover).
My only point of criticism is that the book is too focused on libertarianism in American context. The next revision or a spin-off book should stay more on the general theory, applicable for all the world (and have something else than the American flag on the cover).
July 29, 2013
The best, concise description of what Libertarians are all about, and what they are not about. This will put many misconceptions to rest that are out there in the media today. Libertarians are fundamentally about FREEDOM, and believe that every human was born with this gift, it is not something that the government, state, or any other human power gives to us. It is a right that we are all born with. Anything that coerces us into taking away our freedom is wrong and immoral. In a nutshell, that is my poorly defined definition of Libertarian-ism, but the book will go through this methodology point by point in an easily read manner.
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