The High Cost of Good Intentions: A History of U.S. Federal Entitlement Programs
By: John F. Cogan
4.30
Format: 512 pages, ebook
Federal entitlement programs are strewn throughout the pages of U.S. history, springing from the no…
Want to Read $ 14.04"The high degree of public skepticism over the use of surplus funds is reflected in a widely cited poll in the early 1990s that found that nearly twice as many young Americans age 18 to 34 believed in extraterrestrial life than that Social Security would exist when they reached retirement age."-John F. Cogan, The High Cost of Good Intentions: A History of U.S. Federal Entitlement Programs
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1. Brave Companions: Portraits in History
By: David McCullough
4.04
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780671792763 From Alexander von Humboldt to Charles and Anne Li… read more
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"…the little known events of a given time, and people who are not in the headlines can be what matters most in the long run – and the long run is the measure of history."-David McCullough, Brave Companions: Portraits in History
"Mainly, writing means a good deal of hard thinking … yet sometimes the very struggle of getting the words down on paper does result in unexpected discoveries or clarifications."-David McCullough, Brave Companions: Portraits in History
"The problem, as Thornton Wilder said, lies in the effort to employ the past tense in such a way that it does not rob those events of their character of having occurred in freedom."-David McCullough, Brave Companions: Portraits in History
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2. Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem
By: Simon Singh
4.09
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
xn + yn = zn, where n represents 3, 4, 5, ...no solution "I have discovered a truly marvelous demon… read more
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3. The Sex of a Hippopotamus: A Unique History of Taxes and Accounting
By: Jay Starkman
3.56
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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4. The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance
By: Ron Chernow
3.48
Format: None pages, Paperback
The winner of the National Book Award and now considered a classic, The House of Morganis the most … read more
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5. Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed
By: James C. Scott
4.20
Format: 461 pages, Paperback
Compulsory ujamaa villages in Tanzania, collectivization in Russia, Le Corbusier’s urban planning t… read more
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"An urban space where the police are the sole agents of order is a very dangerous place."-James C. Scott, Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed
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6. A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland
By: Troy Senik
4.16
Format: 384 pages, ebook
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7. The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution
By: Greg Lukianoff
3.93
Format: 432 pages, ebook
A timely deep dive into cancel culture, an account of its dangers to all Americans, and the much-ne… read more
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By: Benjamin Lorr
3.95
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
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9. Morning After the Revolution: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History
By: Nellie Bowles
4.05
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
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10. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
By: Jonathan Haidt
4.46
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
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11. The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America
By: Timothy Egan
4.13
Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition
On the afternoon of August 20, 1910, a battering ram of wind moved through the drought-stricken nat… read more
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"There is nothing more practical in the end than the preservation of beauty."-Timothy Egan, The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America
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12. America's Cultural Revolution: How the Radical Left Conquered Everything
By: Christopher F. Rufo
4.30
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13. The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America
By: Coleman Hughes
4.46
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
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"By [college], many skills, attitudes, and habits have already been formed. We can have a much bigger impact on people at younger ages. Efforts to achieve true equity should focus instead on high-qual…"-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America
"The common humanity and anti-racism of the civil rights movement had strong ties to Christianity. And Christianity promoted the value of interracial harmony: unity in Christ. But the appeal of Christ…"-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America
14. Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas--Not Less
By: Alex Epstein
4.18
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15. Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative
By: Glenn C. Loury
4.26
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
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16. The Myth of American Inequality: How Government Biases Policy Debate
By: Phil Gramm
4.35
Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition
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By: Batya Ungar-Sargon
3.92
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18. The High Cost of Good Intentions: A History of U.S. Federal Entitlement Programs
By: John F. Cogan
4.30
Format: 512 pages, ebook
Federal entitlement programs are strewn throughout the pages of U.S. history, springing from the no… read more
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"The high degree of public skepticism over the use of surplus funds is reflected in a widely cited poll in the early 1990s that found that nearly twice as many young Americans age 18 to 34 believed in…"-John F. Cogan, The High Cost of Good Intentions: A History of U.S. Federal Entitlement Programs
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By: Melissa Fitzgerald
4.49
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
A behind-the-scenes look into the creation and legacy of The West Wing as told by cast members Mel… read more
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20. On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything
By: Nate Silver
3.84
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21. The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage
By: Jonathan Turley
4.50
Format: 428 pages, Kindle Edition
A timely, revelatory look at freedom of speech—our most basic right and the one that protects all t… read more
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