“If you have a hammer with you, then every problem for you is a nail.” Through provocative generalizations and simplifications, Noam Chomsky, a renowned linguist, philosopher, social activist, merciless critic of US policy and opponent of globalization, challenges readers to think more actively and, ultimately, forces them to take a fresh look at the pressing issues of our time. What is the modern economic and political world order based on? What is the future of democracy in the Arab world? What pushed Europe into an economic crisis? Arguing about this, as well as about the values of freedom, sovereignty, and respect for human rights, Chomsky operates on facts that would seem to be known to each of us, but his conclusions are absolutely unexpected and therefore ingenious. No, of course, a mental shake-up is not always pleasant, but is it useful? Of course!