It is quite surprising that a book written 60 years ago could still seem so timely in describing how well meaning central planning could eventually lead to tyrrany.
https://www.google.com/#q=the+road+to+serfdom
...although I guess the saying "the road to hell is paved with good intentions" is even older.
Fascinatingly, if you read Wikipedia's article about fascist Italy [0] Mussolini's rise to power sounds more like something the war-mongerers ("our president is weak") on Fox News would support than what a nanny-state advocate would support.
[0]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Italy#Fascist_regime...