Society is cracking. Lurching from economic disaster to social decay, our modern day is plagued by sickness. Deepak Lal, world-renowned economist, tackles the hidden roots of our problems in his visionary book Lost Causes.

The sales pitch is highly emotive, and so highly appealing. Walking around south London, signs of sickness are obvious. Tired housing, tired people, shuttered shops, litter and worse. The sense that something is wrong is one reason I’m not merely an Objectivist living a happy life in some tiny happy niche but an active in the libertarian community.

So, the IEA’s book launch event for “Lost Causes: The Retreat from Classical Liberalism” is interesting because, as Amazon puts it, “the wealth and welfare of [the UK] continue to depend upon the redemption of such lost causes” and most importantly, any list of which of these things is a top priority helps ensure that action is properly focused.

The launch is happening on 12 June 2012, at 6.30pm at the IEA.

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