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New and Notable
Invisible Resistance to Tyranny, by Jefferson Mack
Written in the wake of 9/11 and the surge of tyranny in response to terrorism, it offers general ideas on resisting and thwarting the ever-grasping tentacles of the state. Likely better suited for those new to freedom activism.
from Amazon.com, $10.50.
The Joy of Freedom, by David R. Henderson
A wonderful, engaging blend of personal narrative and pro-freedom ideas. Henderson, a professor of "the dismal science," likely makes the subject sparkle if he teaches with the style he displays here. An excellent book for sharing pro-freedom ideas.
from Amazon.com, $18.90.
The Way Back Machine: Of Freedom and Beer
Despite gains in some areas, liberty seems to be losing more ground than she's gaining these days. The Homeland Security bill, with its provisions allowing gummint agents (AKA the Thought Police) to poke their noses into every corner of an individual's life, looks like a sure thing; online privacy seems a chimera already; and the calls for Food Police to monitor what we eat and drink are beginning to be taken seriously. <Sigh>
Who will stand up against these encroaching tyrannies? To whom can we look for inspiration and ideas? In my corner of freedom's nest, I see few who want to become that kind of target ... so let us look to the past, via the Way Back machine. When I do this, I find Samuel Adams. The more I read and discover about this remarkable man, the more I'm convinced he's one of the unsung heroes of the first American fight for freedom.
To try to list all his accomplishments is beyond our scope here, but here's an idea of what he did. He was viewed as a radical in his day, in part because he helped form the Sons of Liberty and organized the Boston Tea Party; he also led the Stamp Act protest; he set up an underground network for patriots; he was a delegate to the First Continental Congress; some historians speculate that British actions at Lexington and Concord were motivated in part by a strong desire to capture Adams and his frequent collaborator, John Hancock; and Thomas Jefferson referred to him as "the man of the revolution." To learn more about this firebrand freedom advocate, who would likely be as at home in today's troubled times as he was his own, I recommend Samuel Adams: The Father of American Independence. Written for students, it is nonetheless equally engaging for adults.
Now, what does beer have to do with all this? Well, Samuel Adams was also a brewer. In today's increasing climate of intolerance toward individual choice, it seems highly fitting to me that we should hoist a Sam Adams beer -- or better yet, learn to brew our own -- in an act of civil disobedience (and tax avoidance).
from Amazon.com, $12.60.
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October 2002: The Haunted Air by F. Paul Wilson
September 2002: Lead Astray and Out of Bounds, Out of Control by Peter Samuel and James V. DeLong respectively
August 2002: Boston's Gun Bible II by Boston T. Party
July 2002: Economics for Real People by Gene Callahan
June 2002: Net Assets by Carl Bussjaeger
May 2002: The Ballad of Carl Drega by Vin Suprynowicz
April 2002: Toward Liberty: The Idea that is Changing the World edited by David Boaz
March 2002: Liberty for Women edited by Wendy McElroy
February 2002: The State vs. the People by Aaron Zelman and Claire Wolfe
Freedom Book of the Year, 2001: Hope by Aaron Zelman and L. Neil Smith.
January 2002: Death by Gun Control by Aaron Zelman and Richard W. Stevens
December 2001: The American Zone by L. Neil Smith
November 2001: Ayn Rand and Business by Donna Greiner and Theodore Kinni
October 2001: Junk Science Judo by Steven J. Milloy
September 2001: Jonathan Gullible by Ken Schoolland
August 2001: Hope by L. Neil Smith and Aaron Zelman
July 2001: Dissenting Electorate edited by Wendy McElroy and Carl Watner
June 2001: Tethered Citizens by Sheldon Richman
May 2001: Lever Action by L. Neil Smith
April 2001: The Cato Handbook for Congressfrom the Cato Institute
March 2001: The Contested Legacy of Ayn Rand by David Kelley
February 2001: Crypto by Steven Levy
January 2001: Total Freedom by Chris Matthew Sciabarra
Freedom Book of the Year 2000: Forge of the Elders by L. Neil Smith
December 2000: The Mystery of Capital by Hernando de Soto
November 2000: Escape from Leviathan by J.C. Lester
October 2000: The Art of Political War by David Horowitz
September 2000: An Enemy of the State by Justin Raimondo
August 2000: The Triumph of Liberty by Jim Powell
July 2000: A Generation Divided by Rebecca Klatch
June 2000: Law's Order by David Friedman
May 2000: Forge of the Elders by L. Neil Smith
April 2000: Reciprocia by Richard G. Rieben
March 2000: The Art of Fiction: A Guide for Writers and Readers by Ayn Rand
February 2000: Addiction is a Choice by Jeffrey A. Schaler
January 2000: Revolutionary Language by David C. Calderwood
Special December 1999 Feature: The Freedom Book of the Year: Send in the Waco Killers: Essays on the Freedom Movement, 1993-1998 by Vin Suprynowicz
November 1999: Conquests and Cultures by Thomas Sowell
October 1999: A Way To Be Free by Robert LeFevre, edited by Wendy McElroy
September 1999: Assassins (Left Behind) by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
August 1999: Don't Shoot the Bastards (Yet): 101 More Ways to Salvage Freedom by Claire Wolfe
July 1999: The Mitzvah by L. Neil Smith and Aaron Zelman
June 1999: The Incredible Bread Machine by R.W. Grant
May 1999: Send in the Waco Killers by Vin Suprynowicz
April 1999: It Still Begins with Ayn Rand by Jerome Tuccille
March 1999: The Dictionary of Free-Market Economics by Fred Foldvary
February 1999: Feminist Interpretations of Ayn Rand edited by Mimi Reisel Gladstein and Chris Matthew Sciabarra
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