50 Books like Why Businessmen Need Philosophy

Free Market Revolution

by Yaron Brook • 2012

Altruism is the moral fuel of government growth; only a rational selfishness can stop it.

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🧠 Objectivism 🧍 Rational Egoism 📈 Free Market Advocacy ❤️‍🩹 Altruism Critique 🏛️ Regulatory State

Free Market Revolution 96%

Altruism is the moral fuel of government growth; only a rational selfishness can stop it.

by Yaron Brook 2012

4.22

669 ratings

🧠 Objectivism 🧍 Rational Egoism 📈 Free Market Advocacy ❤️‍🩹 Altruism Critique 🏛️ Regulatory State

Capitalism Unbound

by Andrew Bernstein • 2009

Before capitalism, life expectancy was under 35. The moral case for freedom starts with that number.

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🗿 Objectivism 💼 Laissez-Faire ⚖️ Moral Philosophy ✊ Individual Rights 🏛️ Classical Liberalism

Capitalism Unbound 96%

Before capitalism, life expectancy was under 35. The moral case for freedom starts with that number.

by Andrew Bernstein 2009

4.36

50 ratings

🗿 Objectivism 💼 Laissez-Faire ⚖️ Moral Philosophy ✊ Individual Rights 🏛️ Classical Liberalism

Pocket Guide to Objectivism

by David Kelley • 2018

Happiness as the moral aim, reason as the only path: the pocket guide to Objectivism.

4.22

🗽 Libertarian Thought ⚖️ Moral Philosophy 🧠 Rationality ✊ Individual Rights 💰 Laissez-Faire Capitalism

Pocket Guide to Objectivism 96%

Happiness as the moral aim, reason as the only path: the pocket guide to Objectivism.

by David Kelley 2018

4.22

46 ratings

🗽 Libertarian Thought ⚖️ Moral Philosophy 🧠 Rationality ✊ Individual Rights 💰 Laissez-Faire Capitalism

Objectivism

by Leonard Peikoff • 1991

Reality comes first, reason is mandatory, and your life is the moral standard. The complete chain.

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🧠 Rational Self-Interest 🏛️ Systematic Philosophy 📐 Axiomatic Reasoning 🔍 Reason And Rationality 🌍 Philosophical Realism

Objectivism 95%

Reality comes first, reason is mandatory, and your life is the moral standard. The complete chain.

by Leonard Peikoff 1991

3.77

5k+ ratings

🧠 Rational Self-Interest 🏛️ Systematic Philosophy 📐 Axiomatic Reasoning 🔍 Reason And Rationality 🌍 Philosophical Realism

Choice

by Robert P. Murphy • 2015

Socialism cannot do arithmetic. Without market prices, no planner can know what anything is worth.

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259

🏛️ Austrian Economics 🔄 Spontaneous Order 💰 Monetary Theory 📉 Business Cycle Theory 🗽 Classical Liberalism

Choice 94%

Socialism cannot do arithmetic. Without market prices, no planner can know what anything is worth.

by Robert P. Murphy 2015

4.60

259 ratings

🏛️ Austrian Economics 🔄 Spontaneous Order 💰 Monetary Theory 📉 Business Cycle Theory 🗽 Classical Liberalism

Defending the Free Market

by Robert Sirico • 2012

Why free markets, not socialism, serve the poor: a priest's moral and theological case.

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🏪 Free Market Economics ✝️ Christian Economics ⚖️ Ethics Of Capitalism 🏠 Private Property Rights 🌱 Poverty And Enterprise

Defending the Free Market 94%

Why free markets, not socialism, serve the poor: a priest's moral and theological case.

by Robert Sirico 2012

4.14

258 ratings

🏪 Free Market Economics ✝️ Christian Economics ⚖️ Ethics Of Capitalism 🏠 Private Property Rights 🌱 Poverty And Enterprise

The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son

by J.D. Rockefeller • 2020

Greed rebranded as aspiration, luck as engineering: an oil titan's uncensored rules for his heir.

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💎 Wealth Philosophy 📈 Business Strategy 🪓 Self-Reliance ⚡ Execution 🎯 Leadership Philosophy

The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son Summary

The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son 94%

Greed rebranded as aspiration, luck as engineering: an oil titan's uncensored rules for his heir.

by J.D. Rockefeller 2020

4.45

2k+ ratings

💎 Wealth Philosophy 📈 Business Strategy 🪓 Self-Reliance ⚡ Execution 🎯 Leadership Philosophy

Economic Policy

by Ludwig von Mises • 1979

Why price controls always cause queues, and why printing money is a policy, not an accident.

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🏫 Austrian Economics 🗽 Classical Liberalism 📈 Free Market Economics 💰 Monetary Policy 💸 Inflation

Economic Policy 94%

Why price controls always cause queues, and why printing money is a policy, not an accident.

by Ludwig von Mises 1979

4.34

2k+ ratings

🏫 Austrian Economics 🗽 Classical Liberalism 📈 Free Market Economics 💰 Monetary Policy 💸 Inflation

Deliverance and Spiritual Warfare Manual

by John Eckhardt • 2014

No market, no prices. No prices, no economic calculus. That's why socialism devours its own capital.

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🏫 Austrian Economics 🧮 Economic Calculation 🚫 Critique Of Socialism 👑 Consumer Sovereignty 🗽 Classical Liberalism

Deliverance and Spiritual Warfare Manual Summary

Deliverance and Spiritual Warfare Manual 94%

No market, no prices. No prices, no economic calculus. That's why socialism devours its own capital.

by John Eckhardt 2014

4.63

345 ratings

🏫 Austrian Economics 🧮 Economic Calculation 🚫 Critique Of Socialism 👑 Consumer Sovereignty 🗽 Classical Liberalism

Man, Economy, and State / Power and Market

by Murray N. Rothbard • 1962

A unified economics built from one truth: humans act. The market organizes; the state destroys.

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🏛️ Austrian Economics 🎯 Praxeology 💎 Subjective Value 🏗️ Capital Theory ⚙️ Market Process

Man, Economy, and State / Power and Market Summary

Man, Economy, and State / Power and Market 94%

A unified economics built from one truth: humans act. The market organizes; the state destroys.

by Murray N. Rothbard 1962

4.48

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Austrian Economics 🎯 Praxeology 💎 Subjective Value 🏗️ Capital Theory ⚙️ Market Process

Human Action

by Ludwig von Mises • 1940

All of civilization, from prices to peace, comes from people acting to improve their own condition.

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🏛️ Austrian Economics 🗽 Classical Liberalism 🌐 Spontaneous Order 💎 Subjective Value 🧮 Economic Calculation

Human Action 94%

All of civilization, from prices to peace, comes from people acting to improve their own condition.

by Ludwig von Mises 1940

4.34

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Austrian Economics 🗽 Classical Liberalism 🌐 Spontaneous Order 💎 Subjective Value 🧮 Economic Calculation

The Constitution of Liberty

by Friedrich A. Hayek • 1978

Socialism's fatal flaw isn't corruption: no one mind can know enough to run a nation.

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🏔️ Austrian Economics 🏛️ Classical Liberalism 🧮 Economic Calculation 📋 Central Planning 💲 Price Signals

The Constitution of Liberty 93%

Socialism's fatal flaw isn't corruption: no one mind can know enough to run a nation.

by Friedrich A. Hayek 1978

4.16

3k+ ratings

🏔️ Austrian Economics 🏛️ Classical Liberalism 🧮 Economic Calculation 📋 Central Planning 💲 Price Signals

Liberalism

by Ludwig von Mises • 1927

Peace is not natural: it must be built on property rights, free trade, and limited government.

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🏛️ Classical Liberalism 🇦🇹 Austrian Economics 🛒 Free Markets ⚖️ Limited Government 🏠 Property Rights

Liberalism 93%

Peace is not natural: it must be built on property rights, free trade, and limited government.

by Ludwig von Mises 1927

4.17

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Classical Liberalism 🇦🇹 Austrian Economics 🛒 Free Markets ⚖️ Limited Government 🏠 Property Rights

Knowledge and Power

by George Gilder • 2013

Demand-side economics misses the signal because real wealth comes from surprise.

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📡 Information Economics 📉 Supply-Side Economics 🏛️ Political Economy 💡 Innovation Economics 🗽 Free Market Advocacy

Knowledge and Power 93%

Demand-side economics misses the signal because real wealth comes from surprise.

by George Gilder 2013

3.94

428 ratings

📡 Information Economics 📉 Supply-Side Economics 🏛️ Political Economy 💡 Innovation Economics 🗽 Free Market Advocacy

Looking Out for #1

by Robert J. Ringer • 1955

Self-interest has a bad reputation. A rational guide to reclaiming it without apology.

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🧠 Rational Egoism 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🚧 Boundary Setting 🤝 Mutual Benefit 🏛️ Individualism

Looking Out for #1 93%

Self-interest has a bad reputation. A rational guide to reclaiming it without apology.

by Robert J. Ringer 1955

3.87

518 ratings

🧠 Rational Egoism 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🚧 Boundary Setting 🤝 Mutual Benefit 🏛️ Individualism

Equal Is Unfair

by Don Watkins • 2016

Income inequality is not the enemy. The real barriers to prosperity are government programs.

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557

🏛️ Income Inequality 📊 Political Economy 🏪 Free Market Economics 🛑 Welfare State Critique 🚀 Economic Mobility

Equal Is Unfair 93%

Income inequality is not the enemy. The real barriers to prosperity are government programs.

by Don Watkins 2016

4.07

557 ratings

🏛️ Income Inequality 📊 Political Economy 🏪 Free Market Economics 🛑 Welfare State Critique 🚀 Economic Mobility

Popular Economics

by John Tamny • 2015

LeBron James and the Rolling Stones reveal why most economic policy makes things worse.

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🏪 Free Market Economics 🎸 Pop Economics 🏛️ Government Failure 💥 Creative Destruction 💵 Monetary Policy

Popular Economics 93%

LeBron James and the Rolling Stones reveal why most economic policy makes things worse.

by John Tamny 2015

3.64

300 ratings

🏪 Free Market Economics 🎸 Pop Economics 🏛️ Government Failure 💥 Creative Destruction 💵 Monetary Policy

Compassionate Capitalism

by Rich DeVos • 1993

What if serving others, not exploiting them, is the real engine of profit?

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🏛️ Ethical Capitalism ✝️ Christian Business 🤲 Servant Leadership 🎯 Goal Setting 🧭 Mentorship

Compassionate Capitalism 93%

What if serving others, not exploiting them, is the real engine of profit?

by Rich DeVos 1993

4.43

240 ratings

🏛️ Ethical Capitalism ✝️ Christian Business 🤲 Servant Leadership 🎯 Goal Setting 🧭 Mentorship

Capitalism in America

by Alan Greenspan • 2018

America's 400-year economic experiment: why each era's solution becomes the next era's problem.

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🏛️ Economic History 🇺🇸 American Capitalism 🏢 Business History 💵 Monetary History ⚖️ Government And Markets

Capitalism in America 93%

America's 400-year economic experiment: why each era's solution becomes the next era's problem.

by Alan Greenspan 2018

4.06

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Economic History 🇺🇸 American Capitalism 🏢 Business History 💵 Monetary History ⚖️ Government And Markets

Capitalism and Freedom

by Milton Friedman • 1962

Why political freedom requires competitive capitalism, and what that means for government's role.

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💰 Free Market Economics 🏛️ Classical Liberalism 🧮 Chicago School Economics 💵 Monetary Policy 🔒 Regulatory Capture

Capitalism and Freedom 93%

Why political freedom requires competitive capitalism, and what that means for government's role.

by Milton Friedman 1962

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15k+ ratings

💰 Free Market Economics 🏛️ Classical Liberalism 🧮 Chicago School Economics 💵 Monetary Policy 🔒 Regulatory Capture

How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World

by Harry Browne • 1973

Don't change the government. Change the mental traps that are keeping you in a cage.

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🗽 Libertarian Philosophy 🦅 Radical Individualism 🔓 Limiting Beliefs ✊ Nonconformity 🛠️ Self-Reliance

How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World Summary

How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World 93%

Don't change the government. Change the mental traps that are keeping you in a cage.

by Harry Browne 1973

4.06

2k+ ratings

🗽 Libertarian Philosophy 🦅 Radical Individualism 🔓 Limiting Beliefs ✊ Nonconformity 🛠️ Self-Reliance

First Principles

by John Brian Taylor • 2012

America's prosperity was built on five economic principles. Then it abandoned every one of them.

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🏦 Monetary Policy 💰 Fiscal Policy 🗽 Economic Freedom 📜 Classical Liberalism 🏥 Entitlement Reform

First Principles 93%

America's prosperity was built on five economic principles. Then it abandoned every one of them.

by John Brian Taylor 2012

3.67

105 ratings

🏦 Monetary Policy 💰 Fiscal Policy 🗽 Economic Freedom 📜 Classical Liberalism 🏥 Entitlement Reform

The Real Crash

by Peter D. Schiff • 2012

America's recovery is a debt-fueled illusion. The 2008 crash was merely the preview.

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1k+

🏫 Austrian Economics 💵 Monetary Policy 🥇 Gold Standard 📊 National Debt 📉 Economic Collapse

The Real Crash 93%

America's recovery is a debt-fueled illusion. The 2008 crash was merely the preview.

by Peter D. Schiff 2012

3.88

1k+ ratings

🏫 Austrian Economics 💵 Monetary Policy 🥇 Gold Standard 📊 National Debt 📉 Economic Collapse

What Has Government Done to Our Money?

by Murray N. Rothbard • 2018

Why gold became money, how governments broke it, and the tax nobody sees coming.

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🏫 Austrian Economics 💰 Monetary Theory 🥇 Gold Standard 🏦 Central Banking 🏛️ Free Banking

What Has Government Done to Our Money? Summary

What Has Government Done to Our Money? 93%

Why gold became money, how governments broke it, and the tax nobody sees coming.

by Murray N. Rothbard 2018

4.31

955 ratings

🏫 Austrian Economics 💰 Monetary Theory 🥇 Gold Standard 🏦 Central Banking 🏛️ Free Banking

Good Profit

by Charles G. Koch • 2015

Most profit relies on exploitation. Charles Koch built a $100 billion company by doing the opposite.

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🏛️ Management Philosophy 🧭 Organizational Culture 🏪 Internal Markets 🎯 Incentive Design 💥 Creative Destruction

Good Profit 93%

Most profit relies on exploitation. Charles Koch built a $100 billion company by doing the opposite.

by Charles G. Koch 2015

3.86

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Management Philosophy 🧭 Organizational Culture 🏪 Internal Markets 🎯 Incentive Design 💥 Creative Destruction

The Big Myth

by Naomi Oreskes • 2023

Free market worship was never ancient wisdom. It was a business propaganda campaign.

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📉 Economic Myths 🏢 Corporate Lobbying 📢 Propaganda History 🌪️ Deregulation Disasters ⛓️‍💥 Free Market Critique

The Big Myth 93%

Free market worship was never ancient wisdom. It was a business propaganda campaign.

by Naomi Oreskes 2023

4.36

712 ratings

📉 Economic Myths 🏢 Corporate Lobbying 📢 Propaganda History 🌪️ Deregulation Disasters ⛓️‍💥 Free Market Critique

Keynes Hayek

by Nicholas Wapshott • 2011

Keynes said spend during crashes. Hayek said get out of the way. That fight never ended.

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🧠 History Of Economic Thought ⚔️ Intellectual Rivalry 🏛️ Austrian Economics 💰 Fiscal Policy 📊 Macroeconomics

Keynes Hayek 93%

Keynes said spend during crashes. Hayek said get out of the way. That fight never ended.

by Nicholas Wapshott 2011

3.92

3k+ ratings

🧠 History Of Economic Thought ⚔️ Intellectual Rivalry 🏛️ Austrian Economics 💰 Fiscal Policy 📊 Macroeconomics

The Value of Everything

by Mariana Mazzucato • 2018

Economics lost the line between earning and extracting. A 150-year mistake now shapes every sector.

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🏛️ Political Economy 💎 Value Theory 💹 Financialization 🎰 Rent-Seeking 📊 Shareholder Capitalism

The Value of Everything 93%

Economics lost the line between earning and extracting. A 150-year mistake now shapes every sector.

by Mariana Mazzucato 2018

4.07

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 💎 Value Theory 💹 Financialization 🎰 Rent-Seeking 📊 Shareholder Capitalism

John D. Rockefeller on Making Money

by John D. Rockefeller • 2015

The richest American's playbook for making money, and why he gave most of it back.

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💰 Wealth Philosophy ⚖️ Business Ethics 🧱 Character Building 🪜 Self-Made Success 🎯 Strategic Giving

John D. Rockefeller on Making Money Summary

John D. Rockefeller on Making Money 93%

The richest American's playbook for making money, and why he gave most of it back.

by John D. Rockefeller 2015

3.32

157 ratings

💰 Wealth Philosophy ⚖️ Business Ethics 🧱 Character Building 🪜 Self-Made Success 🎯 Strategic Giving

Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere

by Jason Kelly • 2010

Credit cards, car loans, and mortgages are not tools. They are the traps that keep Americans broke.

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134

🏡 Frugal Living 💳 Debt Reduction 🗽 Financial Independence 🛒 Consumer Debt 🏦 Austrian Economics

Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere Summary

Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere 92%

Credit cards, car loans, and mortgages are not tools. They are the traps that keep Americans broke.

by Jason Kelly 2010

3.50

134 ratings

🏡 Frugal Living 💳 Debt Reduction 🗽 Financial Independence 🛒 Consumer Debt 🏦 Austrian Economics

Freedomnomics

by John R. Lott Jr. • 2007

Abortion didn't cut crime. The incentive story that flips campaign finance, gun control, and more.

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💰 Free Market Economics ⚖️ Law And Economics 🏛️ Public Choice Theory 🔄 Unintended Consequences 🌟 Reputation Economics

Freedomnomics 92%

Abortion didn't cut crime. The incentive story that flips campaign finance, gun control, and more.

by John R. Lott Jr. 2007

3.55

573 ratings

💰 Free Market Economics ⚖️ Law And Economics 🏛️ Public Choice Theory 🔄 Unintended Consequences 🌟 Reputation Economics

FAKE

by Robert T. Kiyosaki • 2019

What to own when currency is debt, schools teach obedience, and the middle class gets poorer.

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📚 Financial Literacy 🏗️ Wealth Building 💸 Passive Income 🏠 Real Estate Investing 🏛️ Austrian Economics

FAKE 92%

What to own when currency is debt, schools teach obedience, and the middle class gets poorer.

by Robert T. Kiyosaki 2019

3.71

1k+ ratings

📚 Financial Literacy 🏗️ Wealth Building 💸 Passive Income 🏠 Real Estate Investing 🏛️ Austrian Economics

The Dao of Capital

by Mark Spitznagel • 2013

Central banks warp markets. The indirect strategy that profits when the distortions break.

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🏛️ Austrian Economics 🌍 Macro Investing 🔄 Market Cycles 🏗️ Capital Theory ⏳ Time Preference

The Dao of Capital 92%

Central banks warp markets. The indirect strategy that profits when the distortions break.

by Mark Spitznagel 2013

3.87

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Austrian Economics 🌍 Macro Investing 🔄 Market Cycles 🏗️ Capital Theory ⏳ Time Preference

All I Want To Know Is Where I'm Going To Die So I'll Never Go There

by Peter Bevelin • 2016

The Buffett-Munger playbook: avoid what fails, think for yourself, and wait for the right moment.

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📈 Value Investing 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🧩 Mental Models 🎯 Incentive Design ⚖️ Business Ethics

All I Want To Know Is Where I'm Going To Die So I'll Never Go There Summary

All I Want To Know Is Where I'm Going To Die So I'll Never Go There 92%

The Buffett-Munger playbook: avoid what fails, think for yourself, and wait for the right moment.

by Peter Bevelin 2016

4.62

628 ratings

📈 Value Investing 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🧩 Mental Models 🎯 Incentive Design ⚖️ Business Ethics

How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes

by Peter D. Schiff • 2010

A cartoon island parable about why stimulus and easy credit always end in a crash.

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🏫 Austrian Economics 📖 Economic Literacy 📉 Inflation Critique 🔄 Economic Cycles 🫧 Debt And Bubbles

How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes Summary

How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes 92%

A cartoon island parable about why stimulus and easy credit always end in a crash.

by Peter D. Schiff 2010

4.15

5k+ ratings

🏫 Austrian Economics 📖 Economic Literacy 📉 Inflation Critique 🔄 Economic Cycles 🫧 Debt And Bubbles

The Theory of Money and Credit

by Ludwig von Mises • 1912

Money is a market creation. Paper money enables a hidden tax only a gold anchor can stop.

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💵 Monetary Theory 🏛️ Austrian Economics 🏦 Banking And Credit 📈 Quantity Theory 💸 Inflation Critique

The Theory of Money and Credit 92%

Money is a market creation. Paper money enables a hidden tax only a gold anchor can stop.

by Ludwig von Mises 1912

4.20

1k+ ratings

💵 Monetary Theory 🏛️ Austrian Economics 🏦 Banking And Credit 📈 Quantity Theory 💸 Inflation Critique

Anarchy, State, and Utopia

by Robert Nozick • 1974

What if taxation is forced labor, and the only just state barely governs?

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🏛️ Political Philosophy 📜 Classical Liberalism 🗽 Libertarian Thought ⚖️ Distributive Justice 🛡️ Individual Rights

Anarchy, State, and Utopia 92%

What if taxation is forced labor, and the only just state barely governs?

by Robert Nozick 1974

3.74

6k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Philosophy 📜 Classical Liberalism 🗽 Libertarian Thought ⚖️ Distributive Justice 🛡️ Individual Rights

The Hungry Spirit

by Charles B. Handy • 1997

Markets maximize profit but starve the spirit: what efficiency can't give you, and where to look.

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🏢 Stakeholder Capitalism 🎯 Corporate Purpose 💼 Work And Meaning 🌟 Personal Calling 🔄 Reforming Capitalism

The Hungry Spirit 92%

Markets maximize profit but starve the spirit: what efficiency can't give you, and where to look.

by Charles B. Handy 1997

3.82

152 ratings

🏢 Stakeholder Capitalism 🎯 Corporate Purpose 💼 Work And Meaning 🌟 Personal Calling 🔄 Reforming Capitalism

The Age of Abundance

by Brink Lindsey • 2007

Postwar abundance split America into two rival faiths; their deadlock still defines us.

3.51

134

🇺🇸 Postwar America 💰 Mass Affluence ✌️ Counterculture ⛪ Evangelical Politics 🏛️ Political Realignment

The Age of Abundance 92%

Postwar abundance split America into two rival faiths; their deadlock still defines us.

by Brink Lindsey 2007

3.51

134 ratings

🇺🇸 Postwar America 💰 Mass Affluence ✌️ Counterculture ⛪ Evangelical Politics 🏛️ Political Realignment

The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels

by Alex Epstein • 2014

Climate deaths fell 98% this century. Fossil fuels caused that, and their moral defense is overdue.

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⚡ Energy Policy 🌡️ Climate Debate 🔧 Techno-Optimism 🔍 Eco-Skepticism 🏛️ Objectivist Philosophy

The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels 92%

Climate deaths fell 98% this century. Fossil fuels caused that, and their moral defense is overdue.

by Alex Epstein 2014

4.07

2k+ ratings

⚡ Energy Policy 🌡️ Climate Debate 🔧 Techno-Optimism 🔍 Eco-Skepticism 🏛️ Objectivist Philosophy

Applied Economics

by Thomas Sowellm • 2003

Popular policies trade visible benefits for invisible costs. Applied economics reads the price tag.

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🗳️ Political Economy 🔮 Unintended Consequences 🧠 Economic Reasoning 🏠 Property Rights 🌍 Immigration Economics

Applied Economics 92%

Popular policies trade visible benefits for invisible costs. Applied economics reads the price tag.

by Thomas Sowellm 2003

4.18

3k+ ratings

🗳️ Political Economy 🔮 Unintended Consequences 🧠 Economic Reasoning 🏠 Property Rights 🌍 Immigration Economics

The Road to Freedom

by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2024

Your freedom may be my shackles. A Nobel laureate redefines what economic freedom actually requires.

3.98

857

🏛️ Political Economy ⚖️ Economic Justice 📉 Market Failure 🤝 Collective Action 💥 Neoliberalism Critique

The Road to Freedom 92%

Your freedom may be my shackles. A Nobel laureate redefines what economic freedom actually requires.

by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2024

3.98

857 ratings

🏛️ Political Economy ⚖️ Economic Justice 📉 Market Failure 🤝 Collective Action 💥 Neoliberalism Critique

Hidden Order

by David D. Friedman • 1996

Economics isn't about money: it's a toolkit for human behavior, from marriage to murder.

3.75

527

🏛️ Chicago School 🗽 Libertarianism 🍎 Everyday Economics 🎯 Rational Choice ⚖️ Public Choice

Hidden Order 92%

Economics isn't about money: it's a toolkit for human behavior, from marriage to murder.

by David D. Friedman 1996

3.75

527 ratings

🏛️ Chicago School 🗽 Libertarianism 🍎 Everyday Economics 🎯 Rational Choice ⚖️ Public Choice

What Would the Great Economists Do?

by Linda Yueh • 2018

Trade wars. Stagnant pay. Slowing growth. Twelve great economists diagnosed them all, decades ago.

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📜 History Of Economic Thought 🏛️ Economic History 🌐 Trade Economics 💡 Economic Innovation 📈 Economic Growth

What Would the Great Economists Do? Summary

What Would the Great Economists Do? 92%

Trade wars. Stagnant pay. Slowing growth. Twelve great economists diagnosed them all, decades ago.

by Linda Yueh 2018

3.66

1k+ ratings

📜 History Of Economic Thought 🏛️ Economic History 🌐 Trade Economics 💡 Economic Innovation 📈 Economic Growth

Keeping the Republic

by Mitch Daniels • 2011

A governor's playbook for cutting debt and restoring self-reliance, minus the Washington fantasies.

4.02

252

💰 Fiscal Conservatism 🏛️ Limited Government 📉 Fiscal Policy 🗳️ Civic Virtue 🫡 Political Leadership

Keeping the Republic 92%

A governor's playbook for cutting debt and restoring self-reliance, minus the Washington fantasies.

by Mitch Daniels 2011

4.02

252 ratings

💰 Fiscal Conservatism 🏛️ Limited Government 📉 Fiscal Policy 🗳️ Civic Virtue 🫡 Political Leadership

Leave Me Alone and I'll Make You Rich

by Deirdre Nansen McCloskey • 2020

Global income rose thirty-fold since 1800. The cause wasn't empire or exploitation: it was a deal.

3.81

164

🏛️ Economic History 🗽 Classical Liberalism 📈 Human Progress 🏭 Industrial Revolution 💡 Innovation Economics

Leave Me Alone and I'll Make You Rich Summary

Leave Me Alone and I'll Make You Rich 92%

Global income rose thirty-fold since 1800. The cause wasn't empire or exploitation: it was a deal.

by Deirdre Nansen McCloskey 2020

3.81

164 ratings

🏛️ Economic History 🗽 Classical Liberalism 📈 Human Progress 🏭 Industrial Revolution 💡 Innovation Economics

Tao of Charlie Munger

by David Clark • 2017

Why Charlie Munger says no to almost everything, and how a very few yeses built Berkshire.

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💰 Value Investing 🧠 Mental Models 📊 Behavioral Economics 🤔 Intellectual Humility 🔄 Contrarian Thinking

Tao of Charlie Munger 92%

Why Charlie Munger says no to almost everything, and how a very few yeses built Berkshire.

by David Clark 2017

4.11

2k+ ratings

💰 Value Investing 🧠 Mental Models 📊 Behavioral Economics 🤔 Intellectual Humility 🔄 Contrarian Thinking

Meltdown

by Thomas E. Woods Jr. • 2009

The 2008 crash was a government failure, not a market one, and the bailout guarantees another.

4.08

2k+

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Meltdown 92%

The 2008 crash was a government failure, not a market one, and the bailout guarantees another.

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4.08

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by Michael J. Sandel • 2012

When everything is up for sale, the price isn't the only thing we lose.

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🛒 Commodification 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🏛️ Neoliberalism 🏟️ Public Goods ⚖️ Social Inequality

What Money Can't Buy 92%

When everything is up for sale, the price isn't the only thing we lose.

by Michael J. Sandel 2012

3.93

14k+ ratings

🛒 Commodification 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🏛️ Neoliberalism 🏟️ Public Goods ⚖️ Social Inequality

The Shock Doctrine

by Naomi Klein • 2007

Chile 1973, Iraq 2003, New Orleans 2005: each crisis was followed by the same economic playbook.

4.30

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🏛️ Political Economy 🏢 Corporate Power 🏗️ Privatization 🌪️ Disaster Politics 💣 War Profiteering

The Shock Doctrine 92%

Chile 1973, Iraq 2003, New Orleans 2005: each crisis was followed by the same economic playbook.

by Naomi Klein 2007

4.30

55k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 🏢 Corporate Power 🏗️ Privatization 🌪️ Disaster Politics 💣 War Profiteering

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