The Declaration Of Independents : How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What's Wrong With America

pt. 1. The end of the world as you know it: Beyond duopoly -- The pit and the pendulum -- The Libertarian moment -- pt. 2. The democratization of just about everything, or case studies in making life richer, weirder, and better: Keep on rockin' in the free world -- You are now free to move about the country -- The disorganization man (and woman) -- Rise of the mutants -- We the media -- pt. 3. Operationalize it, baby!: We are so out of money -- Your mind, your health, and your retirement are terrible things to waste -- The permanent nongoverning minority.;Everywhere in America, the forces of digitization, innovation, and personalization are expanding our options and bettering the way we live. Everywhere, that is, except in our politics. There we are held hostage to an eighteenth century system, dominated by two political parties whose ever-more-polarized rhetorical positions mask a mutual interest in maintaining a stranglehold on power. The Declaration of Independents is a compelling and extremely entertaining manifesto on behalf of a system better suited to the future--one structured by the essential libertarian principles of free minds and fr. Everywhere In America, The Forces Of Digitization, Innovation, And Personalization Are Expanding Our Options And Bettering The Way We Live. Everywhere, That Is, Except In Our Politics. There We Are Held Hostage To An Eighteenth Century System, Dominated By Two Political Parties Whose Ever-more-polarized Rhetorical Positions Mask A Mutual Interest In Maintaining A Stranglehold On Power. The Declaration Of Independents Is A Compelling And Extremely Entertaining Manifesto On Behalf Of A System Better Suited To The Future--one Structured By The Essential Libertarian Principles Of Free Minds And Free Markets. Gillespie And Welch Profile Libertarian Innovators, Identify The Villains Propping Up The Ancien Regime, And Take Aim At Do-something Government Policies That Hurt Most Of Those They Claim To Protect. Their Vision Will Resonate With A Wide Swath Of Frustrated Citizens And Young Voters, Born After The Cold War's End, To Whom Old Tribal Allegiances, Prejudices, And Hang-ups About Everything From Hearing A Foreign Language On The Street To Gay Marriage To Drug Use Simply Do Not Make Sense. The editors of "Reason.tv" and "Reason" magazine describe how digitization, innovation, and personalization are expanding options and improving everything except politics and explore their vision of the future structured by libertarian principles of freeminds and free market. A wonderful future awaits--if we can set ourselves free from our archaic and dysfunctional political system