"[3] Economist Tyler Cowen praised the book in his blog Marginal Revolution as "well written throughout", and he stated that it "never ventures into the absurd or makes indefensible claims."

Not warmed-over right-wing politics, but real, true-blooded libertarianism in the sense of loving liberty and wanting to find a new path toward human flourishing."

Cowen also criticized the "murky" recommendations and lack of specific detail on issues such as health care reform.

[4] Kirkus Reviews summed up the book as "An enthusiastic, entertaining libertarian critique of American politics, brimming with derision for the status quo and optimism for the future and confident of the right direction, but disappointingly silent about which roads to take."

The review argued as well that, despite the "rambunctious" criticism of the current two party system, the authors "leave unstated" many reform concepts, and other proposals for changing education and social insurance seem "discouragingly shopworn".