"What a government must do," Charles Murray says, "is leave people alone." No one who reads this clear, energetic work will come away with previous perceptions unshaken. Using fascinating case studies and drawing upon advances in psychology and sociology, Murray develops a strong argument for a return to Jeffersonian ideals of community, local government and individualism.
Charles Murray is the W.H. Brady Scholar in Culture and Freedom at AEI.
Table of Contents
Foreword Prologue Acknowledgments
Measuring Success in Social Policy
Coming to Terms with Happiness
Enabling Conditions and Thresholds
Material Resources
Safety
Dignity, Self-Esteem, and Self-Respect
Enjoyment, Self-Actualization, and Intrinsic Rewards
Policy and an Idea of Man
Asking a New Question, Getting New Answers: Evaluating Results
Asking a New Question, Getting New Answers: Designing Solutions
Searching for Solutions That Work: Changing the Metaphor
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This book explores a problem that has been building quietly for years: the military has been expending without expanding or even replacing what has been spent.
