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August 19, 2023

Regime Change by Patrick Deneen

August 19, 2023/ David Murphy
Regime Change by Patrick Deneen

A new book calls for the overhauling of society in favor of a new pattern … or a very old one …

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August 19, 2023/ David Murphy/
Philosophy, Politics & Economics
Regime Change: Toward a Postliberal Future, Patrick Deneen, economics, philosophy, David Murphy, politics, 2023
August 05, 2023

The Individualists by Matt Zwolinski & John Tomasi

August 05, 2023/ David Murphy
The Individualists by Matt Zwolinski & John Tomasi

A, organized and engaging history of libertarianism.

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August 05, 2023/ David Murphy/
Politics & Economics
libertariansim, politics, radicalism, Matt Zwolinski, John Tomasi, David Murphy, 2023
July 18, 2023

Power and Progress by Daron Acemoglu & Simon Johnson

July 18, 2023/ David Murphy
Power and Progress by Daron Acemoglu & Simon Johnson

A new history looks at how innovation helps - or doesn’t help - the disadvantaged.

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July 18, 2023/ David Murphy/
Science/Technology
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, Power and Progress, Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity, history, technology, techno-optimism, David Murphy, 2023
May 27, 2023

The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism by Martin Wolf

May 27, 2023/ David Murphy
The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism by Martin Wolf

An experienced economic commentator takes America’s financial temperature.

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May 27, 2023/ David Murphy/
Politics & Economics
The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism, David Murphy, economics, 2023
June 14, 2022

Conservatism: A Rediscovery by Yoram Hazony

June 14, 2022/ David Murphy
Conservatism: A Rediscovery by Yoram Hazony

A new book on the nature of what conservatism is - and should be.

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June 14, 2022/ David Murphy/
Politics & Economics
Conservatism: A Rediscovery, conservatism, Yoram Hazony, politics, American politics, David Murphy
July 24, 2021

What We Owe Each Other by Minouche Shafik

July 24, 2021/ David Murphy
What We Owe Each Other by Minouche Shafik

A new book seeks to revamp the old concept of the social contract.

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July 24, 2021/ David Murphy/
Society & Culture
What We Owe Each Other, Minouche Shafik, economics, social science, David Murphy
September 30, 2020

Rage by Bob Woodward

September 30, 2020/ David Murphy
Rage by Bob Woodward

Celebrated journalist Bob Woodward’s already-infamous new book gives an inside look at the Trump White House.

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September 30, 2020/ David Murphy/
Politics & Economics
Bob Woodward, Donald Trump, David Murphy, politics, American Presidents
May 11, 2020

The Living Presidency by Saikrishna Bangalore Prakash

May 11, 2020/ David Murphy
The Living Presidency by Saikrishna Bangalore Prakash

A smart analysis of the growing power of the US Presidency - and a call to limit that power.

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May 11, 2020/ David Murphy/
Politics & Economics
Saikrishna Bangalore Prakash, David Murphy, American Presidents, politics, Belknap Press
April 30, 2020

Capital and Ideology by Thomas Piketty

April 30, 2020/ David Murphy
Capital and Ideology by Thomas Piketty

Is famous economist Thomas Piketty right about inequality? David Murphy dissects.

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April 30, 2020/ David Murphy/
Politics & Economics
Thomas Piketty, politics, nonfiction, Economics, capitalism, David Murphy, translations
March 26, 2020

The Divided States of America by Donald Kettl

March 26, 2020/ David Murphy
The Divided States of America by Donald Kettl

Does the American system of government actually work? And if it doesn’t, is it trending toward something that does?

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March 26, 2020/ David Murphy/
Politics & Economics
donald kettl, Princeton University Press, politics, federalism, American government, David Murphy
March 20, 2020

Deaths of Despair by Anne Case & Angus Deaton

March 20, 2020/ David Murphy
Deaths of Despair by Anne Case & Angus Deaton

The authors of this important new book argue that the main problem with capitalism isn’t that we live in an unequal society but that we live in an unfair one … but how sound are their points?

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March 20, 2020/ David Murphy/
Politics & Economics
Anne Case, Angus Deaton, Princeton University Press, capitalism, American culture, Economics, David Murphy
March 09, 2020

Billionaire Wilderness by Justin Farrell

March 09, 2020/ David Murphy
Billionaire Wilderness by Justin Farrell

A sociology professor investigates whether the spending habits of the super-wealthy in one Wyoming county can tell the rest of us anything important about American life.

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March 09, 2020/ David Murphy/
Politics & Economics
Justin Farrell, Economics, David Murphy
February 17, 2020

Why We're Polarized by Ezra Klein

February 17, 2020/ David Murphy
Why We're Polarized by Ezra Klein

Political pundit Ezra Klein attempts to get to the bottom of why American politics has become so bitterly divisive.

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February 17, 2020/ David Murphy/
Politics & Economics
Ezra Klein, Avid Reader Press, politics, American extremism, civil rights, David Murphy
February 10, 2020

A World Without Work by Daniel Susskind

February 10, 2020/ David Murphy
A World Without Work by Daniel Susskind

Daniel Susskind’s new book looks at how advances in automation will change the human work-force.

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February 10, 2020/ David Murphy/
Politics & Economics
daniel susskind, Economics, David Murphy
February 03, 2020

The Passion Economy by Adam Davidson

February 03, 2020/ David Murphy
The Passion Economy by Adam Davidson

Once upon a time, you got a job with a company and simply stayed there until you retired. A new century’s rules sometimes seem radically different. A book by Adam Davidson explores the altered terrain.

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February 03, 2020/ David Murphy/
Science/Technology
adam davidson, technology, Economics, David Murphy
January 30, 2020

The Free-Market Family by Maxine Eichner

January 30, 2020/ David Murphy
The Free-Market Family by Maxine Eichner

Maxine Eichner’s new jeremiad against the brutalities of free market capitalism is pointed and angry - but is it true?

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January 30, 2020/ David Murphy/
Politics & Economics
maxine eichner, Milton Friedman, Economics, David Murphy
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
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
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
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