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What is fundamentally wrong with government today? In Against Leviathan, economist and historian, Robert Higgs, offers an unflinching critical analysis of government power in all its aspects: welfare, warfare, regulation, spying, and its imposition on personal liberties.

"Against Leviathan would be an excellent companion reader for any economics class that deals with policy, and especially a class on regulation and the relationship between government and business. Indeed, any student or faculty member who has an interest in economics would benefit from reading this book that artfully and skillfully explodes the various myths of why government really is good for us."

WILLIAM L. ANDERSON
Frostburg University

Robert Higgs

Robert Higgs is Senior Fellow at The Independent Institute and Editor of the Institute’s quarterly journal, The Independent Review. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Johns Hopkins University and has taught at the University of Washington, Lafayette College and Seattle University. He is the author of "The Transformation of the American Economy 1865-1914, Competition and Coercion", and "Crisis and Leviathan", which is recognized as one of the classic works on the growth and abuse of government power.

His articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and San Francisco Chronicle, and he has been a guest on NPR, NBC, ABC, C-SPAN, CBN, CNBC, and Radio Free Europe. He lectures at universities and conferences around the world.