By far the best book on practical freedom I know of. Had a profound influence on my life. Has helped me live free in Africa, Europe, and America. Freedom is living your life as you want to live it. I think of these truisms as traps .
Traps are assumptions that are accepted without challenge.
As long as they go unchallenged, they can keep you enslaved. The thief maximizes his profits when the rules allow an exception for him. If he could, he would explicitly amend the law to grant himself a licence to steal. Everything government touches turns to crap. A brilliant and insightful analysis of the U.S. economy.