# The Permission Society: How the Ruling Class Turns Our Freedoms into Privileges and What We Can Do About It **URL:** **By** Timothy Sandefur, Aaron Ross Powell, Trevor Burrus **Published:** December 16, 2016 --- Timothy Sandefur joins us this week to talk about his new book, The Permission Society. When you should you need a permit to do certain things? Timothy Sandefur joins us this week to talk about his new book, _The Permission Society: How the Ruling Class Turns Our Freedoms into Privileges and What We Can Do About It_. What's the difference between a society where people are free to do whatever they please and one where they must first get permission from the government to do things like owning land, building a house, or starting a business? What's wrong with these systems of permitting? **Show Notes and Further Reading** Sandefur's book is [_The Permission Society: How the Ruling Class Turns Our Freedoms into Privileges and What We Can Do About It_](https://www.amazon.com/Permission-Society-Ruling-Freedoms-Privileges/dp/1594038392) (2016).