i had not encountered -- i did it -- i did not realize john locke was a kind of the mitterrand. i took a lot of philosophy class is. i continued to study these issues. also, the challenges to them. >> how many questions do you ask in this book? >> 105? . >> oxford university press has a series called what everyone needs to know. with the tea party movement, some of which is libertarian, some is conservative, issues going on in contemporary american politics, it seems like libertarian ideas are becoming more influential than they had been . i had the -- i had to jump on the opportunity to read the book. i have a story to tell with this book. one of my main goals is to make libertarianism seemed reasonable to those who are not inclined to like it. many books start with promises most people will not accept. >> how did you put it together? >> if i were not a libertarian, what would i want to know about? i think about many of the misconceptions people have. articles have been run on libertarianism written by critics of libertarianism. they were not charitable. they were criticizing a