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The Law
by Frédéric Bastiat • 1849
Law exists to prevent harm, not to do good. Everything beyond self-defense is legalized theft.
4.33
14k+
The Law Summary
The Law 94%
Law exists to prevent harm, not to do good. Everything beyond self-defense is legalized theft.
by Frédéric Bastiat 1849
4.33
14k+ ratings
Liberalism
by Ludwig von Mises • 1927
Peace is not natural: it must be built on property rights, free trade, and limited government.
4.17
2k+
Liberalism Summary
Liberalism 93%
Peace is not natural: it must be built on property rights, free trade, and limited government.
by Ludwig von Mises 1927
4.17
2k+ ratings
It Is Dangerous to Be Right When the Government Is Wrong
by Andrew P. Napolitano • 2011
Government doesn't give you your rights; it just punishes anyone who proves it.
4.26
261
It Is Dangerous to Be Right When the Government Is Wrong Summary
It Is Dangerous to Be Right When the Government Is Wrong 93%
Government doesn't give you your rights; it just punishes anyone who proves it.
by Andrew P. Napolitano 2011
4.26
261 ratings
Liberalism
by Edmund Fawcett • 2014
Liberalism is a two-century argument, not a creed: over freedom, power, and who belongs.
3.90
277
Liberalism Summary
Liberalism 93%
Liberalism is a two-century argument, not a creed: over freedom, power, and who belongs.
by Edmund Fawcett 2014
3.90
277 ratings
Anarchy, State, and Utopia
by Robert Nozick • 1974
What if taxation is forced labor, and the only just state barely governs?
3.74
6k+
Anarchy, State, and Utopia Summary
Anarchy, State, and Utopia 93%
What if taxation is forced labor, and the only just state barely governs?
by Robert Nozick 1974
3.74
6k+ ratings
Capitalism
by Ayn Rand • 1946
Capitalism's defense is moral, not practical: every other system depends on coercion, not consent.
3.90
4k+
Capitalism Summary
Capitalism 93%
Capitalism's defense is moral, not practical: every other system depends on coercion, not consent.
by Ayn Rand 1946
3.90
4k+ ratings
On Liberty
by John Stuart Mill • 1859
Majority opinion has no jurisdiction over your private life. The only limit is harm to others.
3.96
44k+
On Liberty Summary
On Liberty 93%
Majority opinion has no jurisdiction over your private life. The only limit is harm to others.
by John Stuart Mill 1859
3.96
44k+ ratings
For a New Liberty
by Murray N. Rothbard • 1973
One moral law for governments and citizens. Apply it, and the state stands convicted.
4.28
3k+
For a New Liberty Summary
For a New Liberty 93%
One moral law for governments and citizens. Apply it, and the state stands convicted.
by Murray N. Rothbard 1973
4.28
3k+ ratings
Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings
by Thomas Paine • 1776
Government is a necessary evil, rights belong to people not rulers, and monarchy is a fraud.
4.14
16k+
Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings Summary
Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings 92%
Government is a necessary evil, rights belong to people not rulers, and monarchy is a fraud.
by Thomas Paine 1776
4.14
16k+ ratings
The Future of Liberalism
by Alan Wolfe • 2009
Why liberalism owns modernity's past and future, and why its defenders need to stop apologizing.
3.74
92
The Future of Liberalism Summary
The Future of Liberalism 92%
Why liberalism owns modernity's past and future, and why its defenders need to stop apologizing.
by Alan Wolfe 2009
3.74
92 ratings
A Conflict of Visions
by Thomas Sowell • 1986
Two hidden assumptions about human nature explain every political fight.
4.31
5k+
A Conflict of Visions Summary
A Conflict of Visions 92%
Two hidden assumptions about human nature explain every political fight.
by Thomas Sowell 1986
4.31
5k+ ratings
The Five Thousand Year Leap
by W. Cleon Skousen • 1981
The principles that compressed 5,000 years of political trial into a single working republic.
4.27
7k+
The Five Thousand Year Leap Summary
The Five Thousand Year Leap 92%
The principles that compressed 5,000 years of political trial into a single working republic.
by W. Cleon Skousen 1981
4.27
7k+ ratings
Rights of Man, Common Sense and Other Political Writings
by Thomas Paine • 1776
Rights aren't gifts from kings. Government works for you, and when it fails, you replace it.
4.02
521
Rights of Man, Common Sense and Other Political Writings Summary
Rights of Man, Common Sense and Other Political Writings 92%
Rights aren't gifts from kings. Government works for you, and when it fails, you replace it.
by Thomas Paine 1776
4.02
521 ratings
Capitalism Unbound
by Andrew Bernstein • 2009
Before capitalism, life expectancy was under 35. The moral case for freedom starts with that number.
4.36
50
Capitalism Unbound Summary
Capitalism Unbound 92%
Before capitalism, life expectancy was under 35. The moral case for freedom starts with that number.
by Andrew Bernstein 2009
4.36
50 ratings
Liberalism and Its Discontents
by Francis Fukuyama • 2022
Liberalism's enemies on left and right agree on one thing. Neither has a workable replacement.
3.90
3k+
Liberalism and Its Discontents Summary
Liberalism and Its Discontents 92%
Liberalism's enemies on left and right agree on one thing. Neither has a workable replacement.
by Francis Fukuyama 2022
3.90
3k+ ratings
The Road to Serfdom
by Friedrich A. Hayek • 1944
Central planning, however noble, destroys liberty, corrupts morals, and elevates the cruel.
4.15
26k+
The Road to Serfdom Summary
The Road to Serfdom 92%
Central planning, however noble, destroys liberty, corrupts morals, and elevates the cruel.
by Friedrich A. Hayek 1944
4.15
26k+ ratings
The Conservative Sensibility
by George F. Will • 2019
The Founders built a limited republic. Progressives turned it into an engine of expansion.
4.11
1k+
The Conservative Sensibility Summary
The Conservative Sensibility 92%
The Founders built a limited republic. Progressives turned it into an engine of expansion.
by George F. Will 2019
4.11
1k+ ratings
The New Road to Serfdom
by Daniel Hannan • 2010
Europe's centralized model killed jobs, silenced voters, and shrank families. America is next.
4.03
657
The New Road to Serfdom Summary
The New Road to Serfdom 92%
Europe's centralized model killed jobs, silenced voters, and shrank families. America is next.
by Daniel Hannan 2010
4.03
657 ratings
Liberty in the Age of Terror
by A.C. Grayling • 2009
The West answered terrorism by curtailing the very liberties it claimed to protect.
3.57
143
Liberty in the Age of Terror Summary
Liberty in the Age of Terror 91%
The West answered terrorism by curtailing the very liberties it claimed to protect.
by A.C. Grayling 2009
3.57
143 ratings
The Constitution of Liberty
by Friedrich A. Hayek • 1978
Socialism's fatal flaw isn't corruption: no one mind can know enough to run a nation.
4.16
3k+
The Constitution of Liberty Summary
The Constitution of Liberty 91%
Socialism's fatal flaw isn't corruption: no one mind can know enough to run a nation.
by Friedrich A. Hayek 1978
4.16
3k+ ratings
Pocket Guide to Objectivism
by David Kelley • 2018
Happiness as the moral aim, reason as the only path: the pocket guide to Objectivism.
4.22
46
Pocket Guide to Objectivism Summary
Pocket Guide to Objectivism 91%
Happiness as the moral aim, reason as the only path: the pocket guide to Objectivism.
by David Kelley 2018
4.22
46 ratings
The Great Debate
by Yuval Levin • 2013
Burke and Paine split over human nature and justice. Their argument became right and left.
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1k+
The Great Debate Summary
The Great Debate 91%
Burke and Paine split over human nature and justice. Their argument became right and left.
by Yuval Levin 2013
3.87
1k+ ratings
The Quest for Cosmic Justice
by Thomas Sowell • 1999
Justice: once impartial rules, now equal results. The change quietly costs freedom and safety.
4.38
3k+
The Quest for Cosmic Justice Summary
The Quest for Cosmic Justice 91%
Justice: once impartial rules, now equal results. The change quietly costs freedom and safety.
by Thomas Sowell 1999
4.38
3k+ ratings
Shitbürgertum
by Ulf Poschardt • 2025
Moral posturing, language control, contempt for ambition: how a parasitic class captured Germany.
3.21
301
Shitbürgertum Summary
Shitbürgertum 91%
Moral posturing, language control, contempt for ambition: how a parasitic class captured Germany.
by Ulf Poschardt 2025
3.21
301 ratings
The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth
by Benjamin M. Friedman • 2005
Why tolerance and democracy depend on a growing economy, and why stagnation turns societies inward.
3.73
255
The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth Summary
The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth 91%
Why tolerance and democracy depend on a growing economy, and why stagnation turns societies inward.
by Benjamin M. Friedman 2005
3.73
255 ratings
The Lost History of Liberalism
by Helena Rosenblatt • 2018
Liberalism was born as duty and generosity. The individual-rights version is only seventy years old.
4.04
448
The Lost History of Liberalism Summary
The Lost History of Liberalism 91%
Liberalism was born as duty and generosity. The individual-rights version is only seventy years old.
by Helena Rosenblatt 2018
4.04
448 ratings
The Case Against Socialism
by Rand Paul • 2019
Why socialism always ends in bread lines and body counts, from Venezuela to Mao's China.
4.18
1k+
The Case Against Socialism Summary
The Case Against Socialism 91%
Why socialism always ends in bread lines and body counts, from Venezuela to Mao's China.
by Rand Paul 2019
4.18
1k+ ratings
Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy
by Rawls • 2007
How Hobbes, Locke, Hume, Rousseau, and Marx each tried to solve the problem of political legitimacy.
4.15
289
Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy Summary
Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy 91%
How Hobbes, Locke, Hume, Rousseau, and Marx each tried to solve the problem of political legitimacy.
by Rawls 2007
4.15
289 ratings
Capitalism and Freedom
by Milton Friedman • 1962
Why political freedom requires competitive capitalism, and what that means for government's role.
3.90
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Capitalism and Freedom Summary
Capitalism and Freedom 91%
Why political freedom requires competitive capitalism, and what that means for government's role.
by Milton Friedman 1962
3.90
15k+ ratings
Liberty and Tyranny
by Mark R. Levin • 2004
The Constitution was not repealed, it was reinterpreted: the conservative case for reversal.
4.17
8k+
Liberty and Tyranny Summary
Liberty and Tyranny 91%
The Constitution was not repealed, it was reinterpreted: the conservative case for reversal.
by Mark R. Levin 2004
4.17
8k+ ratings
Intellectuals and Society
by Thomas Sowellm • 2009
The most educated minds keep getting the biggest questions wrong. It is not bad luck.
4.29
4k+
Intellectuals and Society Summary
Intellectuals and Society 91%
The most educated minds keep getting the biggest questions wrong. It is not bad luck.
by Thomas Sowellm 2009
4.29
4k+ ratings
Economic Policy
by Ludwig von Mises • 1979
Why price controls always cause queues, and why printing money is a policy, not an accident.
4.34
2k+
Economic Policy Summary
Economic Policy 91%
Why price controls always cause queues, and why printing money is a policy, not an accident.
by Ludwig von Mises 1979
4.34
2k+ ratings
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume I
by Adam Smith • 1776
Self-interest, not kindness, feeds nations: the hidden mechanism behind all prosperity.
3.92
287
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume I Summary
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume I 91%
Self-interest, not kindness, feeds nations: the hidden mechanism behind all prosperity.
by Adam Smith 1776
3.92
287 ratings
Defeating Big Government Socialism
by Newt Gingrich • 2022
Bureaucratic socialism hollowed out America; reclaiming it takes history, civility, a long fight.
4.19
288
Defeating Big Government Socialism Summary
Defeating Big Government Socialism 91%
Bureaucratic socialism hollowed out America; reclaiming it takes history, civility, a long fight.
by Newt Gingrich 2022
4.19
288 ratings
Keeping the Republic
by Mitch Daniels • 2011
A governor's playbook for cutting debt and restoring self-reliance, minus the Washington fantasies.
4.02
252
Keeping the Republic Summary
Keeping the Republic 91%
A governor's playbook for cutting debt and restoring self-reliance, minus the Washington fantasies.
by Mitch Daniels 2011
4.02
252 ratings
50 Politics Classics
by Tom Butler-Bowdon • 2015
Fifty political classics, one digest: the ideas on power and freedom that still shape the world.
3.99
297
50 Politics Classics Summary
50 Politics Classics 91%
Fifty political classics, one digest: the ideas on power and freedom that still shape the world.
by Tom Butler-Bowdon 2015
3.99
297 ratings
Common Sense
by Thomas Paine • 1776
A plain argument that kings and birthright are frauds, and America must walk away now.
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40k+
Common Sense Summary
Common Sense 91%
A plain argument that kings and birthright are frauds, and America must walk away now.
by Thomas Paine 1776
4.00
40k+ ratings
Free and Equal
by Daniel Chandler • 2023
Forget who you are, design society. Rawls did; the result might be our fairest system.
3.95
439
Free and Equal Summary
Free and Equal 91%
Forget who you are, design society. Rawls did; the result might be our fairest system.
by Daniel Chandler 2023
3.95
439 ratings
Democracy
by Hans-Hermann Hoppe • 2001
A king owns the country and thinks in decades. Elected leaders just need four years.
4.13
3k+
Democracy Summary
Democracy 91%
A king owns the country and thinks in decades. Elected leaders just need four years.
by Hans-Hermann Hoppe 2001
4.13
3k+ ratings
Social Justice Fallacies
by Thomas Sowell • 2023
Before you remake society for fairness, check the facts. They rarely support the theory.
4.38
3k+
Social Justice Fallacies Summary
Social Justice Fallacies 91%
Before you remake society for fairness, check the facts. They rarely support the theory.
by Thomas Sowell 2023
4.38
3k+ ratings
Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations
by Karen McCreadie • 2009
The 1776 recipe for national wealth: self-interest, specialization, and government that stays out.
3.36
138
Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations Summary
Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations 91%
The 1776 recipe for national wealth: self-interest, specialization, and government that stays out.
by Karen McCreadie 2009
3.36
138 ratings
Free Market Revolution
by Yaron Brook • 2012
Altruism is the moral fuel of government growth; only a rational selfishness can stop it.
4.22
669
Free Market Revolution Summary
Free Market Revolution 91%
Altruism is the moral fuel of government growth; only a rational selfishness can stop it.
by Yaron Brook 2012
4.22
669 ratings
What Is Property?
by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon • 1840
Every defense of private property, from first occupation to labor, logically requires its abolition.
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2k+
What Is Property? Summary
What Is Property? 91%
Every defense of private property, from first occupation to labor, logically requires its abolition.
by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon 1840
3.78
2k+ ratings
How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps
by Ben Shapiro • 2020
Three principles made America. A rival philosophy now insists all three were the problem all along.
4.06
5k+
How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps Summary
How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps 91%
Three principles made America. A rival philosophy now insists all three were the problem all along.
by Ben Shapiro 2020
4.06
5k+ ratings
Life Without Lawyers
by Philip K. Howard • 2009
America didn't add too many laws. Law itself became the mindset, and common sense lost.
3.65
176
Life Without Lawyers Summary
Life Without Lawyers 91%
America didn't add too many laws. Law itself became the mindset, and common sense lost.
by Philip K. Howard 2009
3.65
176 ratings
Free to Choose
by Milton Friedman • 1979
Economic freedom isn't one value among many. It is the mechanism that delivers all the others.
4.22
10k+
Free to Choose Summary
Free to Choose 91%
Economic freedom isn't one value among many. It is the mechanism that delivers all the others.
by Milton Friedman 1979
4.22
10k+ ratings
The Myth of the State
by Ernst Cassirer • 1946
The Greeks fought myth with reason. The modern state perfected it as a weapon.
3.90
209
The Myth of the State Summary
The Myth of the State 91%
The Greeks fought myth with reason. The modern state perfected it as a weapon.
by Ernst Cassirer 1946
3.90
209 ratings
New Ideas from Dead Economists
by Todd G. Buchholz • 1989
Dead economists still dictate your taxes, your job, and your trade policy. Here's what they argued.
3.84
2k+
New Ideas from Dead Economists Summary
New Ideas from Dead Economists 91%
Dead economists still dictate your taxes, your job, and your trade policy. Here's what they argued.
by Todd G. Buchholz 1989
3.84
2k+ ratings
Conservatism
by Yoram Hazony • 2022
Nation, faith, and family: the pillars liberalism dismissed, and the only path out of its collapse.
4.29
304
Conservatism Summary
Conservatism 91%
Nation, faith, and family: the pillars liberalism dismissed, and the only path out of its collapse.
by Yoram Hazony 2022
4.29
304 ratings
Free Speech
by Jacob Mchangama • 2022
Free speech has a 2,500-year losing streak, and the playbook for silencing it hasn't changed.
4.18
500
Free Speech Summary
Free Speech 91%
Free speech has a 2,500-year losing streak, and the playbook for silencing it hasn't changed.
by Jacob Mchangama 2022
4.18
500 ratings
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