This weekend I listened to Paul Krugman’s book Conscience of a Liberal, an audio-book loaned from my local Library. This is the 13th installment in my 50 books in 1 year challenge. In my opinion this book is Krugman’s best narrative so far. He examines the interplay of politics and economics. He argues that the arrow of causality between politics and economics points rightwards, which is counter-intuitive to what most economist would want to believe. He also examined race relations and its role in American politics, a touchy subject for most authors.
A good book on the machinations of movement conservatism and also the rise of neo-conservatism. There are also nifty arguments against supply side economics, the Chicago school, and the politics of big business, and in favor of universal health-care.
Krugman’s biases are obvious, as with all his books. Few may take exceptions to these, but I am drawn to authors who write with a strong voice.
Posts Tagged: Politics of the United States
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Mar 09
