Book Reviews

In today's Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon revisits The Calculus of Consent by James Buchanan and Gordon Tullock, considered a "classic" by mainstream economists. Murray Rothbard, however, dissented loudly.

Can a communist system flourish under a liberal government? Bernie Sanders says yes, but Melanie Armstrong, author of Chicken in a Strange Way, gives a resounding no.

Can a communist system flourish under a liberal government? Bernie Sanders says yes, but Melanie Armstrong, author of Chicken in a Strange Way, gives a resounding no.

In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon revisits Wilmoore Kendall’s The Conservative Affirmation, which takes issue with Abraham Lincoln and his views on equality.

In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon reviews The Influence and Significance of Human Action After 75 Years edited by Joseph T. Salerno. He gives his thoughts and questions on some of the points made and recommends it and Human Action.

Far from being what Keynes called that “barbarous relic,” gold has been important throughout history, and to the present day. Joakim Book reviews The Secret History of Gold: Myth, Money, Politics & Power.

The old saw that when one has a hammer, everything else is a nail certainly applies to a new book by Oliver Bullough on so-called money laundering. Joakim Book sets the readers straight.

The old saw that when one has a hammer, everything else is a nail certainly applies to a new book by Oliver Bullough on so-called money laundering. Joakim Book sets the readers straight.

Is sortition—rule by a randomly chosen group of lawmakers—better than democracy? Even when randomly chosen, policymakers can do just as much damage when in the service of the state. 

In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon reviews Joseph Salerno’s Money, Sound and Unsound, and still finds it golden.