The Competition of Scoundrels, by Prof. Dr. Hans-Hermann Hoppe, explains the unbearable problems of the political realm. Anyone who still hopes that one day there will be politicians who do not make false promises, do not waste tax money, and do not enrich themselves should read this book. According to the author, party democracy will not change. Welfare states are the source of social conflicts and increasingly worsening conditions. Competition is not always an advantage. A competition in lying and cashing in, in deceiving and disguising, a competition among generally inferior individuals cannot produce good results. When it is often lamented that the state is prey to the political class, it is regularly pointed out that the ladies and gentlemen representatives of the people have set up a self-service store for themselves.