Books To Discuss: Bastiat's The Law

Following up on last month's reading of Common Sense, this month we’re reading ***The Law* by Frédéric Bastiat**, a foundational text in classical liberal thought. Bastiat makes a sharp and provocative argument: when law is used to take from some and give to others, it becomes “legal plunder.” From that premise, he builds a framework for understanding justice, government overreach, and individual rights. We’ll explore: * What law *should* be vs. what it often becomes * The concept of “legal plun…