Reading List

The following are books that I have read that have had a profound impact on my political views and I frequently reference them in my videos and on this site.

Bauer, Peter (2000). From Subsistence to Exchange and Other Essays. Princeton University Press.

Bylund, Per (2022). How to Think about the Economy: A Primer. Mises Institute.

Friedman, Milton; & Friedman, Rose (1990). Free to Choose: A Personal Statement. Harcourt, Inc. [originally published in 1979].

Gramm, Phil; Ekelund, Robert; & Early, John (2024). The Myth of American Inequality: How Government Biases Policy Debate. Rowman & Littlefield.

Hazlitt, Henry (1979). Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest & Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics. Three Rivers Press.

Hazlitt, Henry (2007). Man vs. The Welfare State. The Ludwig von Mises Institute. [originally published in 1969].

Irwin, Douglas (2020). Free Trade Under Fire (5th ed.). Princeton University Press.

Mises, Ludwig von (2005). Liberalism: The Classical Tradition. Liberty Fund, Inc. [originally written in German in 1927].

Mises, Ludwig von (2006). Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow (3rd ed.). Mises Institute. [originally published in 1979].

Mises, Ludwig von (2007). Bureaucracy. Liberty Fund, Inc. [originally published in 1944].

Mises, Ludwig von (2010). The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality. Martino Publishing. [originally published in 1956].

Sowell, Thomas (1999). The Quest for Cosmic Justice. Touchstone.

Sowell, Thomas (2004). Affirmative Action Around the World: An Empirical Study. Yale University Press.

Sowell, Thomas (2011). Economic Facts and Fallacies (2nd ed.) Basic Books.

Sowell, Thomas (2013). Intellectuals and Race. Basic Books.

Sowell, Thomas (2015). Basic Economics: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy (5th ed.). Basic Books.

Sowell, Thomas (2016). Wealth, Poverty, and Politics: Revised and Enlarged Edition. Basic Books.

Sowell, Thomas (2019). Discrimination and Disparities: Revised and Enlarged Edition. Basic Books.

Sowell, Thomas (2023). Social Justice Fallacies. Basic Books.

Williams, Walter (2011). Race & Economics: How Much can be Blamed on Discrimination? Hoover Institution Press.

Williams, Walter (2015). American Contempt for Liberty. Hoover Institution Press.