# Tyranny Comes Home **URL:** **By** Christopher Coyne, Abigail Hall, Aaron Ross Powell, Trevor Burrus **Published:** July 26, 2019 --- Christopher Coyne and Abigail Hall join us to discuss how foreign intervention and militarism affect domestic life. Many Americans believe that foreign military intervention is central to protecting our domestic freedoms. But Christopher J. Coyne and Abigail R. Hall urge engaged citizens to think again. Overseas, our government takes actions in the name of defense that would not be permissible within national borders. Emboldened by the relative weakness of governance abroad, the U.S. government is able to experiment with a broader range of social controls. How do military contractors benefit greatly from U.S. militarism? What is "the boomerang effect"? What is the relationship between domestic citizens and political institutions in the time of increased militarization? What is the interventionist mindset? When did we develop our first SWAT team? ## Further Reading: [Tyranny Comes Home: The Domestic Fate of U.S. Militarism](https://www.amazon.com/Tyranny-Comes-Home-Domestic-Militarism/dp/1503605272), written by Christopher Coyne and Abigail Hall [Ludwig von Mises on War and the Economy](https://ppe.mercatus.org/publications/ludwig-von-mises-war-and-economy), written by Christopher Coyne and Anne Rathbone Bradley ["Tyranny Comes Home" Book Panel](https://ppe.mercatus.org/podcasts/09262018/tyranny-comes-home-book-panel), Mercatus Center [Tyranny Surveillance State: When Tyranny Comes Home](https://ppe.mercatus.org/videos/surveillance-state-when-tyranny-comes-home), Mercatus Original Video ## Related Content: [The Birth of American Imperialism (with Stephen Kinzer)](https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/the-birth-of-american-imperialism), Free Thoughts Podcast [Henry Hazlitt](https://www.libertarianism.org/encyclopedia/hazlitt-henry-1894-1993), Encyclopedia of Libertarianism [Deconstructing the Surveillance State](https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/deconstructing-the-surveillance-state), Free Thoughts Podcast [The CIA Listens to Free Thoughts](https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/the-cia-listens-to-free-thoughts), Free Thoughts Podcast