Libertarian paternalism way that will make choosers better off, as judged by themselves" (p. 5); note and consider, the concept paternalism specifically requires a restriction of choice. It is libertarian in the sense that it aims to ensure that "people should be free to opt out of specified arrangements if they choose to do so" (p. 1161). The possibility to opt-out is said to "preserve freedom of choice" (p. 1182). Thaler and Sunstein published "Nudge", a book-length defense of this political doctrine, in 2008 (new edition 2009). Libertarian paternalism is similar to asymmetric paternalism, which refers to policies designed to help people
Mike Thaler country as one of the authors for the Jello Reading Rocket program for one year. In 1989, a picture book called "The Teacher From the Black Lagoon™", written by Thaler and illustrated by Jared Lee, was published by Dodd, Mead & Company, Little Brown & Company, and Scholastic. From 1989–2007, The Black Lagoon™ picture book series adds 20 more titles, with 3 of the titles receiving International Reading Children's Choice Awards: "The Cafeteria Lady (1992), The Music Teacher"(2001) & "The Custodian"(2002). In 2002, Scholastic released the first Black Lagoon™ Chapter book, "The Class Trip from the Black Lagoon". Between 2002