Book review: Give Me a Break

2005-02-27T22:28:07Z 2005-02-27T22:28:07Z Book review: Give Me a Break 2005-02-27T22:28:07Z

<p>Book four in the <a href="http://blog.lordsutch.com/?entryid=2350" title="The Big Five-0">Fifty Book Challenge</a> is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060529156/memphiswatch"><cite>Give Me a Break</cite></a>, by 20/20 co-anchor John Stossel, who’s arguably the most well-known libertarian in America. As you’d probably expect from a book by a TV journalist, it’s not a hard read and largely autobiographical in nature. If you’re looking for a book to gently introduce someone to libertarian ideas, Stossel’s book may be ideal: less doctrinaire than Boaz’s <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/068484768X/memphiswatch"><cite>Libertarianism: A Primer</cite></a> and lacking the serious liability of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0767900391/memphiswatch"><cite>What It Means to be a Libertarian</cite></a>—Charles Murray’s public reputation. If you’re already familiar with libertarian ideas and Stossel’s journalistic career, there’ll be little new for you here, but it’s an entertaining read nonetheless.</p> http://blog.lordsutch.com/archives/2529 http://blog.lordsutch.com/atom.cgi/entryid=2529