Politics Book Summaries

The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

John Perkins

The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

An insider's account of imperialism in the modern age

Economic Facts and Fallacies

Thomas Sowell

Economic Facts and Fallacies

Uncovering popular fallacies in economics

Upheaval

Jared Diamond

Upheaval

Turning Points for Nations in Crisis

Moneyland

Oliver Bullough

Moneyland

Why Thieves and Crooks Now Rule the World and How to Take It Back

On Liberty

John Stuart Mill

On Liberty

The iconic political text on how to balance authority, society and individuality

Talking to My Daughter About the Economy

Yanis Varoufakis

Talking to My Daughter About the Economy

A Brief History of Capitalism

On Saudi Arabia

Karen Elliott House

On Saudi Arabia

Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines – and Future

Saving Capitalism

Robert B. Reich

Saving Capitalism

For the Many, Not the Few

The Myth of American Inequality

Phil Gramm, Robert Ekelund & John Early

The Myth of American Inequality

How Government Biases Policy Debate

Socialism

Michael Newman

Socialism

A Very Short Introduction

The Road to Serfdom

Friedrich August von Hayek

The Road to Serfdom

Van Hayek's classic text on Freedom

Capitalism

James Fulcher

Capitalism

A Very Short Introduction

The Origins of Totalitarianism

Hannah Arendt

The Origins of Totalitarianism

Hannah Arendt's landmark work about Europe's anti-Semitic and imperialist roots

The Rift

Alex Perry

The Rift

A New Africa Breaks Free

Putin's People

Catherine Belton

Putin's People

How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took On the West

Edge of Chaos

Dambisa Moyo

Edge of Chaos

Why Democracy is Failing to Deliver Economic Growth – and How to Fix It

For a New Liberty

Murray N. Rothbard

For a New Liberty

The Libertarian Manifesto

Winners Take All

Anand Giridharadas

Winners Take All

The Elite Charade of Changing the World

The Coddling of the American Mind

Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt

The Coddling of the American Mind

How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure

Profit Over People

Noam Chomsky

Profit Over People

Neoliberalism and Global Order

The Road to Unfreedom

Timothy Snyder

The Road to Unfreedom

Russia, Europe, America

The Dying Citizen

Victor Davis Hanson

The Dying Citizen

How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America

The 48 Laws of Power (New Version)

Robert Greene

The 48 Laws of Power (New Version)

The secret methods to getting what you want

Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy

Joseph Schumpeter

Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy

Essential analysis on where the world economy is headed

The People Vs Tech

Jamie Bartlett

The People Vs Tech

How the Internet is Killing Democracy (And How We Save It)

The Communist Manifesto

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

The Communist Manifesto

Workers of the world unite!

Righteous Indignation

Andrew Breitbart

Righteous Indignation

Excuse Me While I Save the World!

Blueprint for Revolution

Srdja Popovic and Matthew Miller

Blueprint for Revolution

How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Non-Violent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators or Simply Change the World