"The essence of anarchism [is] the conviction that the burden of proof has to be placed on authority and that it should be dismantled if that burden cannot be met," posits Noam Chomsky in this collection of essays and interviews. In this accessible introduction to his distinctively optimistic brand of anarchism that he has espoused throughout his long life, Chomsky suggests that it is part of a living, evolving tradition, and he disputes the traditional fault lines between anarchism and socialism, emphasizing the power of collective action.