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Book reviews
2012
The Debt Bomb, Senator Tom Coburn, Thomas Nelson [Press], 2012 - Debt Bomb
The Many Benefits of Atmospheric CO2 Enrichment, Craig Idso & Sherwood Idso, Vales Lake Publishing (2011) – More CO2
The World America Made, Robert Kagan, Alfred A. Knopf (2012) – Free World
The People's Money, Scott Rasmussen, Simon & Schuster (2012) - People's Money
2011
Republic Lost, Lawrence Lessig, 12Twelve (2011) – Money Talks
For Love & Liberty, Stephen M. Grimble, Wasteland Press (2011) – L&L
Keeping the Republic, Mitch Daniels, Sentinel (2011) – Republic
Believe in America, Romney for President, Inc. (2011) - Romney
How the West was lost: fifty years of economic folly – and the stark choices ahead, Dambisa Moyo, Farrar, Strauss & Giroux (2011) - Folly
Climate coup: Global warming’s invasion of our government and our lives, edited by Patrick J. Michaels, Cato Institute (2011) - Coup
The False Promise of Green Energy, Morriss, Bogart, Meiners & Dorchak, Cato Institute (2011) – Promise
2010
Boomergeddon, James A. Bacon, Oaklee Press (2010) – Boomergeddon
Comeback America: Turning the Country Around and Restoring Fiscal Responsibility, David M. Walker, Random House (2010) – Comeback
The New Road to Serfdom, Daniel Hannan, Harper Collins (2010) - Serfdom
Bargaining with the Devil, Robert Mnookin, Simon & Schuster (2010) - Bargaining
The Hidden Cleantech Revolution, John A. Moore (CEO of Acorn Energy) and Toby Shute, Energy Publishers of America, 2010. -- Cleantech
2009
This Time Is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly, Carmen Reinhart & Kenneth Rogoff, Princeton University Press (2009) – This Time
National Suicide: How Washington Is Destroying the American Dream from A to Z, Martin Gross, Berkley Books (2009) – National Suicide
The State of the Union’s Finances: A Citizen’s Guide, Peterson Foundation, March 2009, PDF format – Citizen’s Guide
The Predictioneer’s Game: Using the logic of brazen self-interest to see and shape the future, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Random House (2009) – Game Theory
New Deal or Raw Deal? Burton Folsom, Jr., Threshold Editions (2009) – New Deal
2008
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World, Niall Ferguson, Penguin Press (2008) – Ascent of Money
The 10 Big Lies About America, Michael Medved, Crown Forum (2008) – Big Lies
The Innovator’s Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care, Christensen, Grossman and Hwang, McGraw-Hill (2008) – Innovator’s Prescription
A Global Warming Primer, National Center for Policy Analysis, 2008 – GW Primer
Terrestrial Energy, William Tucker, Bartleby Press (2008).
A Letter to America, David Boren, University of Oklahoma Press (2008) – Letter to America
The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future, Mark Bauerlein, Tarcher/Penguin (2008) – Dumbest Generation
My Grandfather’s Son, Clarence Thomas, Harper Perennial (2008) – Grandfather's Son
2007
Leviathan on the Right: How Big-Government Conservatism Brought Down the Republican Revolution, Michael D. Tanner, Cato Institute (2007) – Leviathan
Who Killed Health Care? Regina Herzlinger, McGraw-Hill (2007). – Who Killed Healthcare
Feds in the Classroom: How Big Government Corrupts, Cripples, and Compromises American Education, Neal P. McCluskey, Rowman & Littlefield (2007) – Feds in the Classroom
2006
The Big Ripoff: How Big Business and Big Government Steal Your Money, Timothy P. Carney, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (2006) – Big Ripoff
The Cure: How Capitalism Can Save American Health Care, David Gratzer, M.D., Encounter Books (2006) – http://tiny.cc/ZhHs1
The End of Medicine: How Silicon Valley (and Naked Mice) Will Reboot Your Doctor, Andy Kessler, Harper-Collins (2006) - http://tiny.cc/4gvFE
2005
Downsizing the Federal Government, Chris Edwards, Cato Institute, 2005 – Downsizing
Flat Tax Revolution: Using a postcard to abolish the IRS, Steve Forbes, Regnery Publishing (2005) – Flat Tax
2004
Saving Social Security: A Balanced Approach, Peter Diamond and Peter Orzag, The Brookings Institution (2004) – Saving SS
Running on Empty: How the Democratic and Republican Parties Are Bankrupting Our Future and What Americans Can Do About It, Peter G. Peterson, Farrar Strauss and Giroux (2004) – Running on Empty
The Coming Generational Storm: What You Need to Know About America’s Economic Future, Laurence J. Kotlikoff and Scott Burns, MIT Press (2004) – Coming Generational Storm
Rome Wasn’t Burnt in a Day: The real deal on how politicians, bureaucrats, and other Washington barbarians are bankrupting America, Joe Scarborough, HarperCollins (2004) – RomeWasn’t Burnt
The Last Well Person: How To Stay Well Despite the Health-Care System, Nortin M. Hadler, M.D., McGill-Queen’s University Press (2004) – Last Well Person,
Classics
The Death of Common Sense: How Law is Suffocating America, Philip Howard, Grand Central (1994) – Common Sense.
The Rise and Decline of Nations, Mancur Olson, Yale University Press (1982) – Rise and Decline
Escape from Freedom, Erich Fromm, Rinehart & Company (1941) – Escape from Freedom
The Federalist Papers, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison, introduction by Andrew Hacker, Washington Square Press (1964) – Federalist Papers
Cicero Ancient Classics for English Readers, Collins, Rev. W. Lucas 1817-1887 - Cicero