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David Friedman's fascinating collection of essays
describing the privatization of just about everything,
exploring the consequences of libertarian thought, and
offering his personal statement about why he chose to be a
libertarian.
Friedman is a professor of law at Santa Clara
University. Earlier in his career he was a professor of
economics, and most of his arguments in favor of libertarian
approaches rest on their economic consequences. Friedman is
a master of economic reasoning and these arguments are quite
compelling.
Some of the more interesting topics in the book include the
privatization of law (both legislation and enforcement) and
the knotty problem of providing for public goods (such as
national defense) in a purely libertarian society.