Why Government Doesn't Work by Harry Browne This is the book written to explain the Libertarian Platform and ideal to voters during Harry Browne's 1996 Presidential campaign. For fans of Ron Paul today, this book is a great read as Harry Browne set much of Paul's platform for his campaign after Browne's. This book convinced me that the Libertarian Party's ideal was very close to my own and was the reason I joined the LP at the time I read it (2002).  I have since, of course, left the LP and am an independent, but the ideas behind this book are still relevant today, as Ron Paul and others like him continue to prove.  When Harry Browne passed away, the world lost one of its great libertarian thinkers. Note: this sreview was originally published on April 2, 2009.  It was updated March 4, 2010.Related posts: Lies the Government Told You

"If you're offended by honest, hard work, and angry peasants, then consider yourself warned." This band is basically a punk rock group that sings libertarian/anarchist music with themes ranging from property ownership (such as the above quote, which announces the song Get Off My Property) to racism and freaky liberal mammal sex (an actual song title). Their music is pretty good, though if you aren't into (modern) punk, you probably won't like it much.  The commentary included before, during, after, and embedded in the lyrics of their songs is great stuff and their energy is undeniable. While not necessarily a punk rock fan (I tend towards metal, as anyone who reads this reviews blog should have figured out), I do enjoy well-done punk and this is definitely some good stuff.  Honestly, if their theme were any different, I'd probably not be as interested.  I have a small collection of Dead Milkmen, which I learned to enjoy as a teenager. Basically, if you believe that government has the right and power to take things from people in order to "serve the public good," then you won't like this band.  They're about liberty and freedom, words that you wouldn't understand. The band is located in Wyoming, obviously, ...