Speaking as an observer who has many friends with libertarian instincts, I would point out that terrorism is a much more formidable opponent of political liberty than government. Government acts almost as a recruiting station for libertarians. Anyone who pays taxes or has to fill out government paperwork develops libertarian impulses almost as a knee-jerk reaction. But terrorism acts as a recruiting station for statists. So it looks to me as though we are headed for a triangular system in which libertarians and statists and terrorists interact with each other in a way that I’m afraid might turn out to be quite stable.”
The man quoted above has changed my worldview slightly with each of his novels as I have read through them. His work comes highly recommended and I think he has a good point. Pick something below and I can assure you of a few quiet evenings curled up with a book. You’ll be spellbound. Cryptonomicon is by far the best of the below listed novels, and I’ll be reviewing in here in the future.
