In this myth-busting book, the authors display the wisdom and the talent for explaining complex topics that have attracted a devoted audience to their weekly podcast, Words & Numbers. By looking for cooperation in everyday life, they help make sense of a wide range of issues that dominate the public debate. You'll come away from this book with a new understanding of everything from the minimuym wage to taxes, from gun control to government regulations, from the war on terror to the war on drugs to the war on poverty. Cooperation & Coercion cuts through heated partisan debates to provide a refreshingly clear and comprehensive iunderstanding of the way the world works.--from back cover. |