{"product_id":"9781451640946","title":"No, They Can't: Why Government Fails-But Individuals Succeed","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling journalist John Stossel shows how the expansion of government control is destructive for American society.\u003c\/b\u003eEmmy Award-winning journalist John Stossel is a self-proclaimed skeptic, attacking society's sacred cows. Now, he dismantles the most sacred of them all: the notion that government action is the best way to solve a problem. \u003cp\u003eFrom the myth that government can spend its way out of a crisis to the mistaken belief that labor unions protect workers, Stossel, a true libertarian, provides evidence that the reality is very different from what intuition tells us. His evidence leads to the taboo conclusions that: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e· Government \u003ci\u003ealready\u003c\/i\u003e dominates health care—and that’s the problem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e· The state keeps banning foods, but food bans don't make us healthier\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e· Government-run schools and teachers’ unions haven’t made kids smarter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUtilizing his three decades in journalism, Stossel combines sharp insights, common sense, and documented facts to debunk conventional wisdom and challenge popular opinion about the role of our nation’s government.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Threshold Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47043475243248,"sku":"9781451640946","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781451640946_p0.jpg?v=1763840121","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781451640946","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}