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Hearty thanks to author Charles Platt<\/strong><\/a>, former senior writer for Wired magazine,<\/strong><\/a> for his kind words for Last Rights<\/strong> and for me. I greatly appreciate that!<\/div>\n
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Charles Platt <\/span>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/span><\/i> An immensely valuable resource <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2023<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The most remarkable aspect of James Bovard is that he never gives up. This book is an astonishing, sobering compendium<\/strong> of abuses of power by a man who has the energy and persistence to document everything, with good, reliable references and no excesses of rhetoric. Maybe you feel you already know the general message, and maybe you do; but the book is still worth owning, as a gesture of support to a unique author, and in case you ever have a friend who doubts that individual rights in the US have been eroded to a disturbing degree. This is truly the ideal book to loan to skeptical friends.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Hearty thanks to author Charles Platt, former senior writer for Wired magazine, for his kind words for Last Rights and for me. I greatly appreciate that! 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