The Cost of Rights: Why Liberty Depends on Taxes

Holmes (politics, Princeton U.) and Sunstein (jurisprudence, U. of Chicago) point out that the government required money to codify, protect, and enforce rights. They challenge conservative rhetoric that people are freer the fewer taxes they pay, and remind liberals that every right they pay for means that another right goes unfunded. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)