| Read these books -- even re-read some of them -- and you'll understand national political debates better and even vote smarter. | ||
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| Basic Economics 3rd Ed: A Common Sense Guid...
by Thomas Sowell $26.37 Very readable, common sense explanations, not requiring a lot of math. | Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One
by Thomas Sowell The sequel to Sowell's important introduction to economics. Here he applies basic economics to real-world issues. | The Heritage Guide to the Constitution
by Edwin Meese $16.45 A new, excellent reference to each passage of the US Constitution -- its history, its intent, important case law, etc. |
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| 1776
by David McCullough $12.96 Nobody does history like David McCullough. His picture of the first, complex, tempestuous American year is memorable. | The Federalist Papers (Signet Classics)
by Alexander Hamilton $7.95 These are the important essays James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay published during the ratification debates. | Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention ...
by United States Constitutional Convention James Madison took careful notes at the Constitutional Convention. It's the best picture we have of what the Founders thought. |
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| Democracy in America
by Alexis de Tocqueville $10.75 Tocqueville's 19th-century masterpiece is still an important explanation of how American society works -- not just goverment. | The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratula...
by Thomas Sowell $12.96 Facts often don't matter to liberals. Thomas Sowell persuasively explains how and why this could be. | America: The Last Best Hope (Volume I): Fro...
by Dr. William J. Bennett $11.55 This excellent, readable survey of American history actively resists the modern project of debunking all that is good. |
Essential Readings
