Archive for Books
Book Review: Basic Economics
Economics is a subject that affects all of our daily lives, yet most people don’t recognize how much it impacts every decision we make. Most associate economics with money but in fact, it goes well beyond simple financial matters. Economics is the study of how people use resources. Resources can be financial, intellectual, physical, natural [...]
Book Review: The Forgotten Man by Amity Shlaes
I had been looking for and objective book about The Great Depression for some time. Though I have read much on the subject, the majority has been more of an analytical nature and I was looking for something that would also provide historical context. I found that in The Forgotten Man, by Amity Shlaes. The [...]
Book Review: Demonic by Ann Coulter
Since my last book was Bill Clinton’s Back To Work (notably left-leaning), I went back the other direction and read Ann Coulter’s Demonic. I know… from one extreme to the other, but that’s what I do. This is the first of Coulter’s books that I’ve read. I’ve seen her on talk shows for years and [...]
Book Review: Back To Work by Bill Clinton
Anyone that knows me will not be surprised when I say that I’m fairly conservative. I do however, always try to look at all points of view before forming opinions on any given issue. In general, I really don’t care what side of the aisle an opinion comes from if it’s presented in an intelligent [...]
Book Review: Our Last Best Chance
Here’s another book that I just happened to stumble upon. To be honest, I wasn’t even aware that King Abdullah II had even written a book, but after reading the jacket I decided to give it a read. I’ve always enjoyed memoirs and this was an interesting mix of the King’s personal life and Middle [...]
Book Review: What Would The Founders Say?
I ran across this book completely by accident. I had never heard of it before (nor had I ever heard of the author, Larry Schweikart), but I found it interesting due to my inherent draw to anything about The Constitution. Larry Schweikart is a history professor at the University of Dayton who has written many [...]
Book Review: Killing Lincoln
As I always say, I’m a bit of a history geek. It’s not uncommon for me to be accused of being a repository of useless information. When Bill O’Reilly announced his book, Killing Lincoln, I admit that it didn’t really capture my attention. It wasn’t until some time later when I heard good reviews about [...]
Book Review: The Original Argument
Okay, I admit it. You have to rise to a certain level of dorkiness to get excited about a book about The Federalist Papers. Yes, I have arrived. I have always had more than a passing interest in The Constitution and American History. In fact, I’ve spent untold hours researching and reading about The Founders, [...]
