This page started out to be about my efforts at “continuing education.” There are more good and timely books out there than I have time to read, so I’ve changed this to a more topical list of history and political books that I think everyone should read.
First, some recent books:
Culture of Corruption by Michelle Malkin. Just released and number 1 already on Amazon. I’ve seen her on Glenn Beck and read a bit on her blog. Exposing the Chicago way and how Obama has brought it to Washington.
The 5000 Year Leap: The 28 Great Ideas that Changed the World by W. Cleon Skousen. Another of the Glenn Beck-recommended books. This is actually a 1981 book. Looks suitable to be a textbook in a course on politics or political philosophy. Which explains why 1) my wife didn’t make it past p. 70 and 2) I’m eager to read it.
The Blueprint: How the Democrats Won Colorado, by Adam Schrager and Rob Witwer. This is the story of how four Colorado leftist millionaires changed the complexion of the state. How could we let four people control our destiny? Guess I’ll find out. Guess we’re going to Change It Back this November.
Taking America Back by Joseph Farah, founder of WorldNetDaily. I like what I read on WorldNetDaily and since he’s the founder and publisher, I thought this might be a good read.
Liberal Fascism by Jonah Goldberg. Another Glenn Beck recommendation. I have vacillated between calling Obama fascist or communist but in practice they’re the same thing. FA Hayek made that very clear.
Highly recommend (alphabetically by author):
Frederic Bastiat, The Law
Hilmar von Campe, Defeating the Totalitarian Lie
Jerome Corsi, The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality
Brigitte Gabriel, Because They Hate
F.A. Hayek, The Road to Serfdom
Eric Hofer, The True Believer
David Horowitz & Richard Poe, The Shadow Party
Mark Levin, Liberty and Tyranny
Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
Amity Shlaes, The Forgotten Man
Other reading lists:
Colorado Sen Schultheis’ Conservative Reading List
The National Center for Constitutional Studies
NOTE: Originally published April 2009.