 The
best introductory book about libertarianism has just gotten better!
The brand-new Ninth Edition of David Bergland's acclaimed Libertarianism
In One Lesson is now available.
This classic work has been comprehensively updated and completely
rewritten for 2005. It's more relevant, wide-ranging, and useful than
ever.
With insight and candor, Libertarianism In One Lesson answers
all the common questions about the freedom philosophy: What exactly
is libertarianism? What are its historic roots? Are libertarians conservative
or liberal? What would libertarians do to solve America's most vexing
problems? And does libertarianism work in the "real world"?
The book lays out the central premise of libertarianism -- "You
own yourself" -- and reveals how that deceptively simple statement
has a wide-ranging impact on the relationship between government and
individuals.
But there's more. Libertarianism In One Lesson
sparkles with provocative proposals, insightful analysis, dry wit,
and startling information. (See below for some of the "Did
you know?" facts in the book.) You'll be intrigued and enlightened
as Bergland discusses:
• National defense and terrorism.
Find out why Big Macs and hip hop music may be America's most powerful
weapons against foreign dictators. Why we don't need to worry about
aggressors seizing Middle Eastern oil. And why a noninterventionist
foreign policy would make America safer. (Did you know: The
United States had troops stationed in 135 foreign nations in 2004?)
• Education. Find
out why government per-pupil spending has doubled over the last 30
years -- and yet 47 million Americans are "borderline illiterates."
And get convincing proof that public schools are what poor parents
settle for -- not what they would freely choose. (Did
you know: 46% of public school teachers in Chicago send their
children to private schools?)
• The War on Drugs.
Find out the 15 most compelling arguments against drug prohibition.
What we should have learned from Al Capone. And how the War on Drugs
encourages criminals to make more potent, dangerous drugs. (Did
you know: African-Americans are 13 times as likely as whites
to be imprisoned on drug charges -- even though blacks and whites
use drugs at about the same rate?)
• Poverty.
Find out why government welfare programs perpetuate poverty
-- instead of curing it. And where the $33,700 that the federal government
supposedly spends on welfare for each four-person poor family really
goes. (Did you know: America's poor have a higher standard of living
than the average middle-class American family had in the 1970s?)
• The environment.
Find out why pollution is really just another form of trespass. How
fishermen in Great Britain stop water pollution (and why we should
follow their example). And why timber companies frequently take better
care of forests than the National Park Service. (Did you know: The
federal government pollutes more than all chemical and oil companies
combined -- but not a single bureaucrat can be prosecuted for environmental
crimes because of sovereign immunity?)
• Guns and crime.
Find out how guns make you safer -- even if you don't own one. Why
the U.S. Department of Justice now admits that the Second Amendment
"secures a personal right of individuals." And how criminals
respond when they think a potential victim might be armed. (Did you
know: Given the relative number of guns and the number of swimming
pools in the USA, a child is 100 times more likely to die in a swimming
pool accident than from a gun accident?)
• Health care.
Find out why traditional health insurance drives up medical costs.
How Medicare and Medicaid's $30 trillion unfunded liability threatens
your children's financial future. And which two healthcare reforms
would immediately shift power back to consumers. (Did you know: The
FDA has killed as many as 119,000 Americans by delaying access to
lifesaving drugs?)
But there's more. In Libertarianism In One Lesson,
Bergland demolishes the fuzzy thinking that encourages people to blindly
turn to government and politicians to solve problems. Once you read
this chapter, you'll never again fall victim to the Utopian Fallacy,
the "PANG" Premise, or the Free Lunch Fallacy. This section
alone is worth the price of the book!
In a fast-moving Q&A chapter, Bergland quickly and clearly contrasts
the conservative, liberal, and libertarian positions on major issues.
He suggests practical policy proposals to help America move in a more
libertarian direction -- starting today. And he offers a
hopeful, inspiring vision of a libertarian renaissance in America.
This new Ninth Edition of Libertarianism In One Lesson has
been extensively updated. It's as current as today's headlines, and
tackles terrorism, the war in Iraq, Social Security reform, and even
the ongoing debate about medical marijuana.
Libertarianism In One Lesson has been acclaimed by critics.
Peter McWilliams, best-selling author of Ain't Nobody's Business
If You Do, said the book is "excellent. [It explains] the
only political/economic philosophy that makes any sense to me -- or
to the Founding Fathers." Free-Market.net called it a "classic."
Liberty Tree called it "a concise, eloquent introduction to libertarian
thought and how it can be applied to real-world problems."
If you're a newcomer to libertarianism -- or just curious -- this
book will answer every question you have (in just 192 pages!). If
you're already a libertarian, this book is an inspiring reminder of
the beauty and power of libertarian ideas. And if you have a friend
who's interested in the freedom philosophy, this trade-size paperback,
with a stunning full-color cover, makes a great gift.
Libertarianism In One Lesson is an eye-opening book. It will
change the way you look at government, laws, politics -- and human
liberty. And it will give you hope for a better tomorrow in America.
Buy your copy today!
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