"This Perfect Day by Ira Levin
Seemingly another dime a dozen dystopian novel for the first half of the book, that is until the ending. At which point you shed a good tear of joy."
Giving props to this. Re-read it a week or so ago, even better the second time.
This Perfect Hell - Ralph Raico
It’s a crime it’s never been made into a movie.
Per this request, I figured we could start a list of recommended fiction.
Younger readers:
The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible: A Free Market Odyssey
How an Economy Grows and Why It Doesn’t
How an Economy Grows and Why it Crashes
Pictures of the Socialistic Future
Amazon.com list:
JRR Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings. Its major theme is the necessary corruption that comes from the power of the state and central planning - a power which cannot be harnessed for good, but only for evil. Tolkien was, of course, a customary law anarchist.
Good libertarian fiction? How about we start with Human Action! Hahahaha. Sorry, I’ve been hanging around /r/politics too much. The mudslinging is just horrendous.
Henry Hazlitt’s Time Will Run Back, where a man who is thrust into the role of communist dictator sees first hand the problems of central planning. He tries to solve the problem by dismantling it piece-by-piece and replacing it with a market system. He discovers, in stages, that free markets solve the economic calculation problem that cripples central planners.
I can’t believe I forgot that one. Here’s the Mises Wiki article on it. It’s still a total stub, but there’s a link to a Mises Daily on the book.
My ebook, “Mississippi Sizzling” deals with libertarian themes but I do not dare label it libertarian fiction.
If you don’t want to shell out three bucks but want to kick the tires, I have posted an audio version of the story on youtube (88 vids.) http://www.youtube.com/user/MississippiSizzling/videos?view=1
Hope you like it.
Frank Lee Rio
Full Asylum by Michael Isenberg (http://www.FullAsylum.com) It’s a dark comedy that takes place a few years in the future when the Nanny State is out of control and government CREEPS are ready to kick in our doors. Ends with a confrontation between an ordinary citizen and the Attorney General.
