Against Leviathan

What is fundamentally wrong with government today? In Against Leviathan , economist and historian Robert Higgs, offers an unflinching critical analysis of government power. Against Leviathan combines an economist’s analytical scrutiny, an historian’s respect for the facts, and a refusal to accept the standard excuses and cruelties of government officialdom. Topics include Social Security, the paternalism of the FDA, the “War on Drugs,” the nature of political leadership, civil liberties, the con