{"product_id":"the-libertarian-mind-a-manifesto-for-freedom-9781476752846","title":"The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom","description":"\u003cb\u003eA revised, updated, and retitled edition of David Boaz's classic book \u003ci\u003eLibertarianism: A Primer\u003c\/i\u003e, which was praised as uniting \"history, philosophy, economics and law--spiced with just the right anecdotes--to bring alive a vital tradition of American political thought that deserves to be honored today\" (Richard A. Epstein, University of Chicago).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLibertarianism--the philosophy of personal and economic freedom--has deep roots in Western civilization and in American history, and it's growing stronger. Two long wars, chronic deficits, the financial crisis, the costly drug war, the campaigns of Ron Paul and Rand Paul, the growth of executive power under Presidents Bush and Obama, and the revelations about NSA abuses have pushed millions more Americans in a libertarian direction. \u003ci\u003eLibertarianism: A Primer\u003c\/i\u003e, by David Boaz, the longtime executive vice president of the Cato Institute, continues to be the best available guide to the history, ideas, and growth of this increasingly important political movement--and now it has been updated throughout and with a new title: \u003ci\u003eThe Libertarian Mind\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoaz has updated the book with new information on the threat of government surveillance; the policies that led up to and stemmed from the 2008 financial crisis; corruption in Washington; and the unsustainable welfare state. \u003ci\u003eThe Libertarian Mind\u003c\/i\u003e is the ultimate resource for the current, burgeoning libertarian movement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Boaz (1953-2024) was a distinguished senior fellow of the Cato Institute. For more than four decades as vice president for public policy and executive vice president, he played a key role in the development of both the Cato Institute and the libertarian movement. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom \u003c\/i\u003e(first edition titled \u003ci\u003eLibertarianism: A Primer\u003c\/i\u003e) and the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Libertarian Reader\u003c\/i\u003e. His articles appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50338001223954,"sku":"9781476752846","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_174c8efe-2c76-422b-be84-a205aecd8b90.jpg?v=1744206467","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-libertarian-mind-a-manifesto-for-freedom-9781476752846","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}