The greatest introduction to the ideas of liberty that I have ever read - far better than Henry Hazlitt, Walter Block or any other Austro-libertarian writer - was by Harry Browne. The book was "Why Government Doesn't Work".
The main strength of the book was its ability to convey complex ideas in simple terms. For example, "the military is just the post office in battle fatigues" - if the post office can't deliver the mail on time, how can we expect the military to be competent at waging war?
Unfortunately, it's out of print and extremely difficult to acquire. Could the Mises Institute bring it back?
I was introduced to Libertarianism by his book The Great Libertarian Offer. It is still one of my all time favorites.
Personally, I'm a big fan of "How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World." It's like, an anarcho-capitalist self help book.
Unfortunately, that's out of print as well.
It's kinda unfortunate that a man who strongly opposed political parties, said that individuals just need to do their own thing and not get caught up in collective actions and political parties and stuff like that decided to run on the Libetarian Party platform for the presidency.
It's out of print? I loved that book.
If we could get clean permissions, I would be all for it.
Jeffrey TuckerEditorial VP, Mises
I also have How I found Freedom in an Unfree World by Harry Browne. I think it is worth noting though, that he later reneged on the 'Libertine' aspect of it. I think Rockwell mentioned this in a bio.
jtucker: It's out of print? I loved that book. If we could get clean permissions, I would be all for it.
Hey Jeffery, on a side note; I am wondering about Rothbards: Toward a Strategy for Libertarian Social Change.
I note you have the manuscript & said a part of it appears in Rothbard's Ethics of Liberty. Is it possible to read the entire thing though, which is about 200 pgs apparently? Just in pdf form, doesn't need to be published in paper. Big donation (uni student) for the troubles?
Also just throwing this out there, maybe if you want to bolster the novel section, it could be possible to use: This Perfect Day by Ira Levin. With a review from Ralph Raico on lewrockwell.com, which is also out of print. Although I acknowledge it might seem a bit out of place, I'm I dunno his politics.
Thanks for any info!
Thanks Jeff, there's a lot of unmet demand for Harry's books so they'd sell well if they were brought back.
Conza88: Hey Jeffery, on a side note; I am wondering about Rothbards: Toward a Strategy for Libertarian Social Change. I note you have the manuscript & said a part of it appears in Rothbard's Ethics of Liberty. Is it possible to read the entire thing though, which is about 200 pgs apparently? Just in pdf form, doesn't need to be published in paper. Big donation (uni student) for the troubles? Thanks for any info!
Just wondering...
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