His book is an unusual mixture of careful reporting and full-throttle evangelism. Even as free agents clear their jammed printers and respond to client nit-picking, they need to keep an eye on the big picture. Pink's work may be the only book that effectively uses the overarching themes of free agency to make sense of the details. Some readers may be frustrated that they can't read more from the hundreds of independent professionals Pink interviewed in a cross-country odyssey. Pink recently expanded on some of the issues raised by Free Agent Nation.
Free agency is less risky than a lot of people imagine.
The worst thing that can happen is you fail and return to the status quo. It also depends on skill sets and connections. The fault line throughout the workforce today is between those who have skills and those who don't. So many public policies are skewed against independent workers, while there are so many handouts to gigantic companies. But I haven't seen Bush do much on health insurance, which is the 800-pound gorilla of free agent politics.