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Dependent on D.C.
The Rise of Federal Control over the Lives of Ordinary Americans
Author: Charlotte A. Twight
Dependent on D.C.
$27.99
About This Book
Book Details
Dependent on D.C. raises serious concerns about the future of liberty in America and proves beyond a doubt that the growth of dependence on government in the past seventy years has not been accidental, that its creation has been bipartisan, and that it is accelerating. Twight shows how growing federal power--driven by legislation, validated by Supreme Court decisions, and accelerated by presidential ambition--has eroded the rule of law in our nation, leaving almost no activity that the central government cannot at its discretion regulate, manipulate, or prohibit. Dependent on D.C. shows why Americans have not resistedthis expansion of federal power. In these uncertain times, Dependent on D.C. is the book Americans need to read when thinking about the future of their individual liberty.
Imprint Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN
9781403961464
In The News
“This book is a wake-up call to those libertarians, conservatives, and classical liberals, who, almost literally, went to sleep when the Cold War ended, and socialist ideology collapsed.” —James M. Buchanan, Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, 1986
“...an ambitious book... a new way of looking at the political history of our time.” —Washington Post
“Twight shows how Americans became a nation of sheep.” —Walter Williams, Orange County Register
“...she offers a spirited argument that will engage readers who follow Washington politics.” —Publishers Weekly
“After years of combing through congressional debates, federal legislation, and Supreme Court arguments, Charlotte Twight has developed an original and striking indictment of how the federal government has made more and more Americans dependent on it...” —David Boaz, author of Libertarianism: A Primer
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Dependent on D.C.