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Other Rights Revolution

In the 1970s, a group of lawyers from California and the Rockies declared war on a regulatory state they considered too big, too complicated, and a threat to both property rights and capitalism. Their story explains the historical roots of and policy consequences of Reagan-era conservatism—and its legacy in the present day.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 296 pages

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