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January 4, 2009 at 8:42 PM #324129January 4, 2009 at 10:20 PM #324199
urbanrealtor
ParticipantWhile I am generally of a more interventionist bend than most on this board, here is one that is squarely in the “hands off” department.
Its Milton Friedman’s book on how central banks have a tendency of fucking things up. He has some interesting things to say regarding gold. Maybe not what you would expect.
As far as another book regarding innovation and world affairs, I would recommend (yes its trite) The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman. While I do not agree with everything he says, it is a good summing up of the cheapening of information and communication and the effect of those shifts upon global socioeconomic as well as geopolitical commerce.
I recommend reading Rheinhard Bendix’s book “Nation Building and Citizenship” for a really compelling discussion of the relationship between capitalism and democracy (or any economy and any political order). Truly a good read.
On a cultural front, I would check out Benedict Anderson’s “Imagined Communities” as an interesting discussion about creating a sense of nationality based on homogeneity of language and writing. Ironic such a good book about communication has such totally shitty prose.
Well thats it for now.
January 4, 2009 at 10:20 PM #324266ParticipantWhile I am generally of a more interventionist bend than most on this board, here is one that is squarely in the “hands off” department.
Its Milton Friedman’s book on how central banks have a tendency of fucking things up. He has some interesting things to say regarding gold. Maybe not what you would expect.
As far as another book regarding innovation and world affairs, I would recommend (yes its trite) The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman. While I do not agree with everything he says, it is a good summing up of the cheapening of information and communication and the effect of those shifts upon global socioeconomic as well as geopolitical commerce.
I recommend reading Rheinhard Bendix’s book “Nation Building and Citizenship” for a really compelling discussion of the relationship between capitalism and democracy (or any economy and any political order). Truly a good read.
On a cultural front, I would check out Benedict Anderson’s “Imagined Communities” as an interesting discussion about creating a sense of nationality based on homogeneity of language and writing. Ironic such a good book about communication has such totally shitty prose.
Well thats it for now.
January 4, 2009 at 10:20 PM #324282ParticipantWhile I am generally of a more interventionist bend than most on this board, here is one that is squarely in the “hands off” department.
Its Milton Friedman’s book on how central banks have a tendency of fucking things up. He has some interesting things to say regarding gold. Maybe not what you would expect.
As far as another book regarding innovation and world affairs, I would recommend (yes its trite) The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman. While I do not agree with everything he says, it is a good summing up of the cheapening of information and communication and the effect of those shifts upon global socioeconomic as well as geopolitical commerce.
I recommend reading Rheinhard Bendix’s book “Nation Building and Citizenship” for a really compelling discussion of the relationship between capitalism and democracy (or any economy and any political order). Truly a good read.
On a cultural front, I would check out Benedict Anderson’s “Imagined Communities” as an interesting discussion about creating a sense of nationality based on homogeneity of language and writing. Ironic such a good book about communication has such totally shitty prose.
Well thats it for now.
January 4, 2009 at 10:20 PM #323863ParticipantWhile I am generally of a more interventionist bend than most on this board, here is one that is squarely in the “hands off” department.
Its Milton Friedman’s book on how central banks have a tendency of fucking things up. He has some interesting things to say regarding gold. Maybe not what you would expect.
As far as another book regarding innovation and world affairs, I would recommend (yes its trite) The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman. While I do not agree with everything he says, it is a good summing up of the cheapening of information and communication and the effect of those shifts upon global socioeconomic as well as geopolitical commerce.
I recommend reading Rheinhard Bendix’s book “Nation Building and Citizenship” for a really compelling discussion of the relationship between capitalism and democracy (or any economy and any political order). Truly a good read.
On a cultural front, I would check out Benedict Anderson’s “Imagined Communities” as an interesting discussion about creating a sense of nationality based on homogeneity of language and writing. Ironic such a good book about communication has such totally shitty prose.
Well thats it for now.
January 4, 2009 at 10:20 PM #324361ParticipantWhile I am generally of a more interventionist bend than most on this board, here is one that is squarely in the “hands off” department.
Its Milton Friedman’s book on how central banks have a tendency of fucking things up. He has some interesting things to say regarding gold. Maybe not what you would expect.
As far as another book regarding innovation and world affairs, I would recommend (yes its trite) The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman. While I do not agree with everything he says, it is a good summing up of the cheapening of information and communication and the effect of those shifts upon global socioeconomic as well as geopolitical commerce.
I recommend reading Rheinhard Bendix’s book “Nation Building and Citizenship” for a really compelling discussion of the relationship between capitalism and democracy (or any economy and any political order). Truly a good read.
On a cultural front, I would check out Benedict Anderson’s “Imagined Communities” as an interesting discussion about creating a sense of nationality based on homogeneity of language and writing. Ironic such a good book about communication has such totally shitty prose.
Well thats it for now.
January 4, 2009 at 10:23 PM #324209greekfire
ParticipantMany good recommendations have been made so far. I would offer up the following:
“A History of Money and Banking in the United States” – Murray Rothbard
“The Creature From Jekyll Island – A Second Look at the Federal Reserve” – G. Edward Griffin
Not sure if they are a precise fit for your criteria, but they should expand the realm of your thinking nonetheless.
January 4, 2009 at 10:23 PM #323873ParticipantMany good recommendations have been made so far. I would offer up the following:
“A History of Money and Banking in the United States” – Murray Rothbard
“The Creature From Jekyll Island – A Second Look at the Federal Reserve” – G. Edward Griffin
Not sure if they are a precise fit for your criteria, but they should expand the realm of your thinking nonetheless.
January 4, 2009 at 10:23 PM #324276ParticipantMany good recommendations have been made so far. I would offer up the following:
“A History of Money and Banking in the United States” – Murray Rothbard
“The Creature From Jekyll Island – A Second Look at the Federal Reserve” – G. Edward Griffin
Not sure if they are a precise fit for your criteria, but they should expand the realm of your thinking nonetheless.
January 4, 2009 at 10:23 PM #324292ParticipantMany good recommendations have been made so far. I would offer up the following:
“A History of Money and Banking in the United States” – Murray Rothbard
“The Creature From Jekyll Island – A Second Look at the Federal Reserve” – G. Edward Griffin
Not sure if they are a precise fit for your criteria, but they should expand the realm of your thinking nonetheless.
January 4, 2009 at 10:23 PM #324371ParticipantMany good recommendations have been made so far. I would offer up the following:
“A History of Money and Banking in the United States” – Murray Rothbard
“The Creature From Jekyll Island – A Second Look at the Federal Reserve” – G. Edward Griffin
Not sure if they are a precise fit for your criteria, but they should expand the realm of your thinking nonetheless.
January 5, 2009 at 12:55 PM #324130poway_seller
ParticipantGreat book
PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL
“Irrational behavior is a part of human nature, but as MIT professor Ariely has discovered in 20 years of researching behavioral economics, people tend to behave irrationally in a predictable fashion.”
Bad Book (Not worth it!)
OUTLIERS
I read it this past weekend, and besides one interesting chapter on the airline crashes (which doesn’t even relate to the topic, more related distributed cognition), the book was a total waste of energy (both by the author and the reader)
January 5, 2009 at 12:55 PM #324549ParticipantGreat book
PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL
“Irrational behavior is a part of human nature, but as MIT professor Ariely has discovered in 20 years of researching behavioral economics, people tend to behave irrationally in a predictable fashion.”
Bad Book (Not worth it!)
OUTLIERS
I read it this past weekend, and besides one interesting chapter on the airline crashes (which doesn’t even relate to the topic, more related distributed cognition), the book was a total waste of energy (both by the author and the reader)
January 5, 2009 at 12:55 PM #324531ParticipantGreat book
PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL
“Irrational behavior is a part of human nature, but as MIT professor Ariely has discovered in 20 years of researching behavioral economics, people tend to behave irrationally in a predictable fashion.”
Bad Book (Not worth it!)
OUTLIERS
I read it this past weekend, and besides one interesting chapter on the airline crashes (which doesn’t even relate to the topic, more related distributed cognition), the book was a total waste of energy (both by the author and the reader)
January 5, 2009 at 12:55 PM #324630ParticipantGreat book
PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL
“Irrational behavior is a part of human nature, but as MIT professor Ariely has discovered in 20 years of researching behavioral economics, people tend to behave irrationally in a predictable fashion.”
Bad Book (Not worth it!)
OUTLIERS
I read it this past weekend, and besides one interesting chapter on the airline crashes (which doesn’t even relate to the topic, more related distributed cognition), the book was a total waste of energy (both by the author and the reader)
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