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The Soul of an Entrepreneur: Work and Life Beyond the Startup Myth (David Sax)
Episode 137
Today we talk about the "why" of entrepreneurship, which for me has always been money. And why pretending to teach entrepreneurship is stupid. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and e…
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago
The Outlaws (Ernst von Salomon)
Episode 136
A memoir of political action and violence in 1920s Germany with, as always, lessons for today—most importantly, that it is a myth that the young are Left, and that rapid change is in the nature of un…
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago
Why We Drive: Toward a Philosophy of the Open Road (Matthew B. Crawford)
Episode 135
Matthew B. Crawford is back, with thoughts on automation, embodied cognition, and safetyism. They are very good thoughts. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be f…
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago
Koh-i-Noor: The History of the World’s Most Infamous Diamond (William Dalrymple and Anita Anand)
Episode 134
A book not really about the diamond, but about the superiority of Western culture. (The written version of this review was first published May 19, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are …
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago
The Stakes: America at the Point of No Return (Michael Anton)
Episode 133
On the most important book of the year, Michael Anton’s The Stakes, which you should read, right now, to prepare for the immediate future. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook …
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago
All on Fire: William Lloyd Garrison and the Abolition of Slavery (Henry Mayer)
Episode 132
Of abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, a man who challenged the interests of the powerful, and why his successors today are hampered in ways he was not, such that more direct methods are necessary. …
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago
Why Liberalism Works: How True Liberal Values Produce a Freer, More Equal, Prosperous World for All (Deirdre Nansen McCloskey)
Episode 131
Not just a review of this book, by choice extremist Deirdre McCloskey, but also an explanation of why I will no longer read or review any modern book by the Left merely in order to disprove it. (The…
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago
Straight Talk on Trade: Ideas for a Sane World Economy (Dani Rodrik)
Episode 130
Dani Rodrik's book disappoints, since he is unable to escape the old and tired neoliberal frame, and doesn't even try very hard. (The written version of this review was first published April 21, 2018…
Published on 5 years, 4 months ago
Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire (Roger Crowley)
Episode 129
A thrilling tale of the brief, but spectacular, Portuguese efflorescence between 1490 and 1520, featuring a cast of characters we could use today. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, a…
Published on 5 years, 4 months ago
The Arms of Krupp 1587-1968 (William Manchester)
Episode 128
This is the book that made William Manchester, later the biographer of Churchill, and it is both a book well worth reading, and one that could only have been written when it was, 1968. (The written v…
Published on 5 years, 4 months ago