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January 26, 2020

Fully Grown by Dietrich Vollrath

January 26, 2020/ David Murphy
Fully Grown by Dietrich Vollrath

A new book carefully explains the structure and nature of the US economy’s penchant for booms and busts … but is it gripping reading?

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January 26, 2020/ David Murphy/
Politics & Economics
dietrich vollrath, Economics, David Murphy
January 22, 2020

Running Against the Devil by Rick Wilson

January 22, 2020/ David Murphy
Running Against the Devil by Rick Wilson

Republican strategist Rick Wilson, author of the bestselling “Everything Trump Touches Dies,” writes a strategy guide for Democrats to defeat Trump in 2020.

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January 22, 2020/ David Murphy/
Politics & Economics
Rick Wilson, Crown Forum, American Presidents, American politics, Donald Trump, David Murphy
January 17, 2020

Democracy and Equality by Geoffrey R. Stone & David A. Strauss

January 17, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
Democracy and Equality by Geoffrey R. Stone & David A. Strauss

The much-vexed legacy of the Warren Court is examined in this wise, compact volume.

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January 17, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Politics & Economics
Geoffrey R. Stone, David A. Strauss, Oxford University Press, Supreme Court, American judicial system, American politics
December 13, 2019

Why You Should Be a Socialist by Nathan Robinson

December 13, 2019/ David Murphy
Why You Should Be a Socialist by Nathan Robinson

Editor and columnist Nathan Robinson writes a basic appeal for socialism - but is it appealing?

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December 13, 2019/ David Murphy/
Politics & Economics
socialism, Nathan j. Robinson, All Points Books, ideologies, government, David Murphy
December 03, 2019

Free, Melania by Kate Bennett

December 03, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
Free, Melania by Kate Bennett

“Moron Marries Monster for Money” would be a much more accurate title.

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December 03, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir, Politics & Economics
kate bennett, melania trump, Donald Trump, Steve Donoghue
November 22, 2019

Audience of One by James Poniewozik

November 22, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
Audience of One by James Poniewozik

A television critic assesses the symbiotic relationship between TV and Donald Trump

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November 22, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir, Politics & Economics
james poniewozik, American politics, American Presidents, Donald Trump, Steve Donoghue
November 19, 2019

Shatter the Nations: ISIS and the War for the Caliphate by Mike Giglio

November 19, 2019/ Peggy Kurkowski
Shatter the Nations: ISIS and the War for the Caliphate by Mike Giglio

What powers this book more than bullets and bombs are the people Giglio encounters and the stories they share.

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November 19, 2019/ Peggy Kurkowski/
History, Politics & Economics
Mike Giglio, Middle East, world history, Peggy Kurkowski
November 18, 2019

With All Due Respect by Nikki Haley

November 18, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
With All Due Respect by Nikki Haley

Donald Trump’s former UN ambassador writes a memoir about her time in the administration.

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November 18, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir, Politics & Economics
nikki haley, memoir, politics, Steve Donoghue
October 24, 2019

Unbound by Heather Boushey 

October 24, 2019/ David Murphy
Unbound by Heather Boushey 

The author assumes a degree of ignorance on the part of the reader, taking them on a journey that was only ever going to go in one direction.


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October 24, 2019/ David Murphy/
Politics & Economics
Heather Boushey, Belknap Press, Harvard University Press, nonfiction, Economics, David Murphy
October 18, 2019

Narrative Economics by Robert Shiller

October 18, 2019/ David Murphy
Narrative Economics by Robert Shiller

The author describes a new theory of economic change driven by contagious narratives.

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October 18, 2019/ David Murphy/
Politics & Economics
Robert Shiller, Princeton University Press, Economics, David Murphy
October 16, 2019

Capitalism, Alone by Branko Milanovic

October 16, 2019/ David Murphy
Capitalism, Alone by Branko Milanovic

Milanovic attempts to identify the key systemic, as opposed to incidental, social and economic features of two main variants of capitalism.

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October 16, 2019/ David Murphy/
Politics & Economics
capitalism, Branko Milanovic, Belknap Press, Harvard University Press, Economics, David Murphy
October 07, 2019

Equality by Charles Postel

October 07, 2019/ Peggy Kurkowski
Equality by Charles Postel

The progressive spirit of equal rights movements was often burdened by the ugly weight of racism, sexism, and xenophobia.

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October 07, 2019/ Peggy Kurkowski/
Politics & Economics
Charles Postel, Farrar Straus Giroux Books, labor unions, political activism, Peggy Kurkowski, equal rights
September 24, 2019

The Economists’ Hour by Binyamin Appelbaum

September 24, 2019/ David Murphy
The Economists’ Hour by Binyamin Appelbaum

His primary concern doesn’t appear to be that the government is staffed with economists, but that it isn’t pursuing the policies and ends he would prefer.

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September 24, 2019/ David Murphy/
Politics & Economics
Binyamin Appelbaum, Ronald Reagan, monetarism, Milton Friedman, Little Brown and Company, Economics, David Murphy
September 18, 2019

Crossfire Hurricane by Josh Campbell

September 18, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
Crossfire Hurricane by Josh Campbell

The author gets quickly down to business, pursuing his main theme about Trump’s war against his own intelligence agencies.

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September 18, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Politics & Economics
Josh Campbell, Algonquin Books, politics, FBI, Donald Trump, Steve Donoghue
September 05, 2019

The Price We Pay by Marty Makary

September 05, 2019/ Justin Staley
The Price We Pay by Marty Makary

An engaging and eye-opening look at the healthcare system.

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September 05, 2019/ Justin Staley/
Politics & Economics, Science/Technology
Marty Makary, Bloomsbury, healthcare, Justin Staley, medicine
September 03, 2019

The Case Against Free Speech by P.E. Moskowitz

September 03, 2019/ Justin Staley
The Case Against Free Speech by P.E. Moskowitz

A view of free speech that will challenge people of all political stances.

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September 03, 2019/ Justin Staley/
Politics & Economics
P. E. Moskowitz, Justin Staley, free speech, First Amendment, protests, ACLU, Hachette Book Group
August 12, 2019

Know-It-All Society by Michael Patrick Lynch

August 12, 2019/ Peggy Kurkowski
Know-It-All Society by Michael Patrick Lynch

Lynch encourages us to quest for knowledge by constant inquiry.

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August 12, 2019/ Peggy Kurkowski/
Politics & Economics, Society & Culture
Michael Patrick Lynch, Liveright, Peggy Kurkowski, American politics, the internet, technology
July 26, 2019

Proud Boys and the White Ethnostate by Alexandra Minna Stern

July 26, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
Proud Boys and the White Ethnostate by Alexandra Minna Stern

A point-by-point anatomy of a threat that’s only just begun to do its worst societal damage.

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July 26, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Politics & Economics
Alexandra Minna Stern, Beacon Press, alt-right, American extremism, politics, culture
July 24, 2019

The Code of Capital by Katharina Pistor

July 24, 2019/ David Murphy
The Code of Capital by Katharina Pistor

Smart and interesting arguments as to why law can create inequality.

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July 24, 2019/ David Murphy/
Politics & Economics
Katharina Pistor, Princeton University Press, capitalism, Economics, David Murphy
July 05, 2019

Hate Land by Daryl Johnson

July 05, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
Hate Land by Daryl Johnson

The author systematically removes the idea that we are far from this kind of radicalization.

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July 05, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Politics & Economics
Daryl Johnson, Prometheus Books, American extremism, political science, radicalism
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