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  2 0 Hmmm - this could be tricky. I'd resist the temptation to pour on Zola and Chomsky - it'll just fan the flames. Perhaps something like Mose Adler's Economics for the Rest of Us might not be too infammatory, though it is quite strong it it's views. Maybe a better lead in would the the basically non-partisan and quite amusing This Time It's Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly by Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff - the humor might be a good pull for the sort of person who is convinced they're right: true believers are always happy to read about the folly of others. If he is a Christian or churchgoer, you might try Peter Gomes' The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus, which is a great challenge to those who regularly ask "What Would Jesus Do?" to actually walk just a fraction of the talk, in re: caring for those in need and making the world a better place. If he's a Classics head, Rousseau's The Social Contract should wear away at the foundations a bit. One does wish Alan Greenspan would revise his memoir with that last chapter, in which he says "Oh, by the way, I just learned I've been totally wrong all these years." No such luck. Books are so easly for people not to read, however - what if you had him over for pizza and a movie - such as The Smartest Guys in the Room, or Inside Job? Then while you're all tsking about the obscene venality of it all, someone can say "There oughta be a law!" and you're off and running. David Wright answered in Book Recommendations 6 months ago | Report 3 comments by David Wright, David Wright, and Black Beetles in Amber… 0 0 ... David Wright commented 6 months ago | Report 1 0 ...and come to think of it, there are some books that have been very critical of Alan Greenspan that he might be tricked into reading, thusly: you hate the Fed? Alan Greenspan used to RUN the Fed, and here's a book about how bankrupt his ideas were - you'll love it! If he's not too swift or up on the political landscape, he might be nodding his head in agreement before he realizes what has transpired. I dunno... David Wright commented 6 months ago | Report 2 0 "I'd resist the temptation to pour on Zola and Chomsky" Oh god, for your average person who lights up at Ron Paul's statements, I could only imagine how their eyes would glaze over at Chomsky's speeches. I'm stumped trying to think of a specific book that would illustrate Paul's naivete, gullibility, and the willful ignorance required to imagine that a completely laissez-faire economy and world would be "for the best" and that everyone would simply be nice to each other. Black Beetles in Amber commented 6 months ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  2 0 well, Ron Paul does have a book, End the Fed. You could check that out to see what informs his philosophies and it would give you key words to google to find critiques. internet_jen answered in Book Recommendations 6 months ago | Report 1 comment by internet_jen… 1 0 also, this TED talk is kind of parallel to the libertarian philosophy but the speaker less apt to want to throw the body out with the bathwater: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/philip_howard.html internet_jen commented 6 months ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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