{"product_id":"9781403961464","title":"Dependent on D.C. : The Rise of Federal Control over the Lives of Ordinary Americans","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eDependent on D.C.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Charlotte A. Twight\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDependent on D.C. \u003c\/i\u003eraises 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. \u003ci\u003eDependent on D.C. \u003c\/i\u003eshows why Americans have not resistedthis expansion of federal power. In these uncertain times, \u003ci\u003eDependent on D.C. \u003c\/i\u003eis \u003ci\u003ethe \u003c\/i\u003e book Americans need to read when thinking about the future of their individual liberty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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.” —\u003ci\u003eJames M. Buchanan, Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, 1986\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“...an ambitious book... a new way of looking at the political history of our time.” —\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Twight shows how Americans became a nation of sheep.” —\u003ci\u003eWalter Williams, Orange County Register\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“...she offers a spirited argument that will engage readers who follow Washington politics.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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...” —\u003ci\u003eDavid Boaz, author of Libertarianism: A Primer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781403961464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40654261420238,"sku":"9781403961464","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_0b9b683d-7011-4570-991b-23eee5432436.jpg?v=1639364253","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781403961464","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}