Statism Sucks! Ver. 2.0 [Paperback]

Andrew Ian Dodge (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 20, 2000

Statism Sucks! is a satiric and radical examination of the direction in which the state should move in the next century. With both sides of political spectrum, in the US and the UK, failing fundamentally to check the spread of the state, the politically motivated seek to find a solution to the ever-expanding leviathan. Each session of Parliament and of the US Congress sees more and more laws passed that do little to solve the problems that still remain in education, health and poverty. Is the statethe answer to all problems? Or to any problems? This modern day treatise aims to provoke thought on a new and radical view of how to change government for the better. Written in a style that is approachable, not patronising: rather than interrupting the flow of reading with frequent quotes and references, Statism Sucks! contains a few pithy quotes. If this treatise is successful, it will amuse and anger the reader, preferably at the same time.

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About the Author

Andrew Ian Dodge is a 32 year-old Harpswell, Maine, based novelist/writer and sole proprietor of Lupus & Co, a web publisher. Marty Dodge is a game expert for MacUnlimited.com. He writes reviews for hard rock electronic-magazine, SFK. He has written 4 novels and book of short stories.A self described Deist and Radical Liberal (modern libertarian) of the late 1800s, his politics are for limited government, a flat tax, laissez faire economics and a return to the ideals of the Constitution, together with its inspiration, the Age of Reason. To wit his calling card reads simply: Cynic, Cyberpunk and Raconteur.

Product Details

• Paperback: 108 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (November 20, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595152546
• ISBN-13: 978-0595152544
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,344,226 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Andrew Ian Dodge - Blogger / Author

Andrew Ian Dodge is a 40 something writer, consultant and rocker. His blog is Dodgeblogium (www.andrewiandodge.com) which has existed in some form or another since 2001. He reviews heavy rock for Blogcritics.com as Marty Dodge (www.martydodge.com). He can be found on twitter: lagwolf, myspace: Andrew Ian Dodge and Facebook: Andrew Ian Dodge.

Andrew married actress Kim Benson in 2007 and is busy working on writing projects with Kim including several novels and lyrics/singing for his band Growing Old Disgracefully. He has appeared on a wide variety of media from BBC World Asia, through CBS Sunday Morning to Australia's ABC, as well as numerous new media outlets online including PJTV and SNN. He is currently Tea Party Patriots co-ordinator for Maine, advises the national movement on press issues, writes extensively on tea party movements on PJM and other outlets and in November 2009 did an 8000 mile 26 day speaking tour to local tea party groups across the US.

He is author of the political techno thriller "And Glory", which is part of trilogy. Late summer 201 will see the release of his non-fiction book "Socialism Still Sucks!"

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5.0 out of 5 stars An interesting view of our drift in politics, April 4, 2007

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Patrick G Cox "Patrick G. Cox" (Taunusstein, Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Statism Sucks! Ver. 2.0 (Paperback)

I found this book interesting to read and it certainly has much to give food for further thought.

5.0 out of 5 stars Libertarianism made simple, February 3, 2005

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Arippa - See all my reviews

This review is from: Statism Sucks! Ver. 2.0 (Paperback)

While the two posters above did not seem to get the gist of the book, it was patently obvious to me that this was an attempt to produce an easy to read collection of thoughts on a libertarian approach to modern life. While not as intellectual as Boaz's work, it still has merit.

5.0 out of 5 stars A honest opinion, April 7, 2004

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This review is from: Statism Sucks! Ver. 2.0 (Paperback)

Please ignore the last two reviews. They are from a couple of sad little boys who wanted to bring down Andrew's rating . These petty oiks decided that it would be fun to trash the book without actually reading it. Oh well, such is life. Wonder if either of them have the brains to write a short story much less a complete book. How do I know this? Because like typical children they bragged they had done it on Gameranger.com

This book was recomended to me by the Adam Smith Institute. And they were right, it is a good overview of liberianism.