{"product_id":"resurgence-of-the-warfare-state-the-crisis-since-9-11-paperback","title":"Resurgence of the Warfare State: The Crisis Since 9\/11 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Higgs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExploring the politics and morality that pulled the United States into wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, this collection of essays, stories, and satirical pieces lambasts the highest officials in the executive branch for incompetence and moral blindness.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImmediately after 9\/11, government officials and commentators claimed that the terrorist attacks had \"changed everything.\" In contrast, economist and historian Robert Higgs warned that history would likely repeat itself in one key respect: the government's hasty reactions would resemble its responses to previous crises, providing little more than opportunities for special interests to feather their nests and for the government itself to expand its powers at the expense of the public's wealth and civil liberties. \u003ci\u003eResurgence of the Warfare State\u003c\/i\u003e is Robert Higgs's real-time analysis of the U.S. government's tragic but predictable response: the quick enactment of the USA PATRIOT Act, the federal takeover of airport security, the massive increase in defense and other government spending, and the carnage in Afghanistan and Iraq wrought by leaders unaccountable for their costly and deadly mistakes. Governmental responses to crises have been--and will likely continue to be--a bonanza for political, corporate, and even religious opportunists who seek power and ?nancial gain by exploiting the fears of the American public.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Higgs\u003c\/b\u003e is Retired Senior Fellow in Political Economy, Founding Editor and former Editor at Large of the Independent Institute's quarterly journal \u003ci\u003eThe Independent Review: A Journal of Political Economy\u003c\/i\u003e. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Johns Hopkins University, and he has taught at the University of Washington, Lafayette College, Seattle University, the University of Economics, Prague, and George Mason University. He has been a visiting scholar at Oxford University and Stanford University, and a fellow for the Hoover Institution and the National Science Foundation. His many books include \u003ci\u003eCrisis and Leviathan\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDepression, War, and Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAfter Leviathan\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDelusions of Power\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNeither Liberty Nor Safety\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eResurgence of the Warfare State\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTaking a Stand\u003c\/i\u003e; and multiple edited collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 8.97 x 6.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 28, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49091968467196,"sku":"9781598134315","price":25.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/1648\/7234\/files\/aVnn8WgtdJ9781598134315.webp?v=1778680214","url":"https:\/\/proudlibertarian.com\/en-de\/products\/resurgence-of-the-warfare-state-the-crisis-since-9-11-paperback","provider":"Proud Libertarian","version":"1.0","type":"link"}