By the people
by Charles A. Murray · first published 2015
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The American way of life, built on individual liberty and limited government, is on life support. American freedom is being gutted. Whether we are trying to run a business, practice a vocation, raise our families, cooperate with our neighbors, or follow our religious beliefs, we run afoul of the government--not because we are doing anything wrong but because the government has decided it knows better. When we object, that government can and does tell us, "Try to fight this, and we'll ruin you." In this provocative book, acclaimed social scientist and bestselling author Charles Murray shows us
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…technology could be applied to more areas, and the incumbent companies and their cronies didn't have a strangehold on the economy. Recommended reading: The Captured Economy by Lindsey, Teles, et al. By The People by Charles Murray
on “Revisiting Vernor Vinge’s “predictions” for 2025” ↗…more time reading these sorts of books and less time on news). [1] https://frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/america-is-in-the-grip... [2] Paul Krugman's "The Conscience of a Liberal" and Charles Murray's "By the People"
on “As religious faith has declined, ideological intensity has risen” ↗…but here's [3] an article by a center-left economist talking a little bit about how the nature of this coalition affects what policies are possible. [1] Krugman's Conscience of a Liberal and Murray's By the People [2] https://www.amazon.com/When-Party-Came-Town-Representatives/... [3] https://www.bradford-delong.com/2019/03/passing-the-baton-th...
on “What is ‘elite overproduction’?” ↗