{"product_id":"against-leviathan-government-power-and-a-free-society-paperback","title":"Against Leviathan: Government Power and a Free Society - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Higgs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat is fundamentally wrong with government today? In \u003ci\u003eAgainst Leviathan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, economist and historian Robert Higgs, offers an unflinching critical analysis of government power. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAgainst Leviathan\u003c\/i\u003e 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 conduct of the national surveillance state, and governmental responses to a continuing stream of \"crises,\" including domestic economic busts and foreign wars both hot and cold. \u003ci\u003eAgainst Leviathan\u003c\/i\u003e is a thorough and penetrating critique, and a significant contribution in this current time of crisis and unchecked expansion of government power.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Higgs\u003c\/b\u003e is Retired Senior Fellow in Political Economy, Founding Editor and former Editor at Large of the Independent Institute's quarterly journal \u003ci\u003eThe Independent Review: A Journal of Political Economy\u003c\/i\u003e. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Johns Hopkins University, and he has taught at the University of Washington, Lafayette College, Seattle University, the University of Economics, Prague, and George Mason University. He has been a visiting scholar at Oxford University and Stanford University, and a fellow for the Hoover Institution and the National Science Foundation. His many books include \u003ci\u003eCrisis and Leviathan\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDepression, War, and Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAfter Leviathan\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDelusions of Power\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNeither Liberty Nor Safety\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eResurgence of the Warfare State\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTaking a Stand\u003c\/i\u003e; and multiple edited collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 8.89 x 6.11 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47584741556445,"sku":"9781598134131","price":28.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/fSQ2KgdoWL9781598134131.webp?v=1773620508","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/against-leviathan-government-power-and-a-free-society-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}