Government Bullies
{{short description|2012 book by Rand Paul}}
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| author = Rand Paul
| language = English
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| subject = Politics
| published = September 11, 2012
| pages = 280 pp
| isbn = 978-1-4555-2275-0
| oclc = 788291823
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Government Bullies: How Everyday Americans are Being Harassed, Abused, and Imprisoned by the Feds is a book by United States Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky. The book contains anecdotes of difficulties people have had dealing with agencies of the U.S. federal government.
The book was released in 2012, and is published by Center Street, a main publishing division of Hachette Book Group USA. The foreword to the book was written by Paul's father, Ron Paul.
Reception
In his review of Government Bullies for The Washington Times, William Murchison wrote that Paul "never really ties things together with any artistry" and that the book is "more political barrage than academic rendering."{{cite news|last=Murchison|first=William|title=BOOK REVIEW: 'Government Bullies'|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/sep/24/book-review-government-bullies/|newspaper=Washington Times|date=September 24, 2012}}
Plagiarism
Journalists discovered that Government Bullies contained passages that were copied from articles from The Heritage Foundation and the Cato Institute.{{cite news|last=Trujillo|first=Mario|title=Plagiarism charges against Paul pile up|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/homenews/189077-plagiarism-charges-against-paul-pile-up/|newspaper=The Hill|date=November 3, 2013}} Further investigation revealed another four instances of plagiarism from articles by Jonathan H. Adler, Pacific Legal Foundation attorney Timothy Sandefur, and an article from Forbes. While citations were listed in the footnotes, the material was presented without quotes or indentation. Book publisher Center Street indicated that future printings would include attributions.{{cite news|last=Kaczynski|first=Andrew|title=More Instances Of Plagiarism In Rand Paul's Book|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/more-instances-of-plagiarism-in-rand-pauls-book-lets-duel|newspaper=BuzzFeed|date=November 7, 2013}}{{cite news|last=Miller|first=Jake|title=More plagiarism accusations against Sen. Rand Paul|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/more-plagiarism-accusations-against-sen-rand-paul/|newspaper=CBS News|date=November 7, 2013}}
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Category:2012 non-fiction books
Category:American political books
Category:Books involved in plagiarism controversies
Category:Books in political philosophy