Owing mostly to the indoctrination they receive in the government schools to which their parents were forced to send them, most Americans honestly believe that they live in a free society. Their mindsets are reflected in the words of the popular song by Lee Greenwood: "I'm proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free."

Why is acknowledging the truth and the reality about one's seldom so important? Because if someone falsely believes he is free, he has no incentive to break his chains. Since in his mind he's already free, he isn't open to the things that need to be done to liberate him. He is grateful for his serfdom because he is convinced that it is freedom.

This is the greatest thing about Last Rights, the newest book by Jim Bovard, who has long served as a senior fellow and a regular contributor here at The Future of Freedom Foundation. It provides Americans with a powerful dose of truth and reality about their condition. I guarantee you: There is no way that anyone who reads this book will come away thinking he's free. In chapter after chapter, Bovard explains with real-life examples and exquisite analysis how Americans have had their freedom destroyed and are now living lives as serfs.