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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
United,
by Cory Booker (2016) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Guide to Political Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2017) |
Where We Go From Here,
by Bernie Sanders (2018) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
Conscience of a Conservative,
by Jeff Flake (2017) |
Two Paths,
by Gov. John Kasich (2017) |
Every Other Monday,
by Rep. John Kasich (2010) |
Courage is Contagious,
by John Kasich (1998) |
Shortest Way Home,
by Pete Buttigieg (2019) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
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Books by and about the 2016 presidential election |
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What Happened ,
by Hillary Clinton (2017) |
Higher Loyalty ,
by James Comey (2018) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Hard Choices,
by Hillary Clinton (2014) |
Becoming ,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Outsider in the White House,
by Bernie Sanders (2015) |
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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Capitalism and Freedom
Fortieth Anniversary Edition
by Milton Friedman
(Click for Amazon book review)
Click here for 26 full quotes from Milton Friedman in the book Capitalism and Freedom.
OR click on an issue category below for a subset. |
| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Budget & Economy
Government's role is only to determine the rules.
Government caused Great Depression, and recessions since.
Fed should grow money supply by 3%-5% and nothing else.
Repeal recession spending once expansion begins.
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Civil Rights
Real freedom means freedom to promote Communism.
Persuade against racism, but don't use coercion.
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Education
First proposed school vouchers to denationalize education.
Subsidize parental choice of public or parochial school.
Vouchers give greater educational opportunity to the poor.
Merit pay for teachers.
Subsidize college by GI Bill method, not state institutions.
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Environment
City parks justifiably public; national parks can be private.
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Free Trade
Tariffs & trade restrictions impede economic growth.
Interfering with trade is the road to authoritarianism.
Floating foreign exchange rate is necessary for free trade.
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Government Reform
Economic power decentralizes; political power does not.
No need to maintain post offices as a public monopoly.
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Jobs
Fair employment practices interfere with individual freedom.
Free choice in employment should be treated like free speech.
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Principles & Values
Free men use gov't to serve people; not to serve country.
Socialist economics are incompatible with democracy.
Concentrated power threatens individual freedom.
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Social Security
Compulsory retirement programs infringe personal freedom.
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Tax Reform
Lower taxes in recessions and raise taxes in booms.
Progressive taxation intended to insure against risk.
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Technology
Private monopoly easier to remove than regulation.
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The above quotations are from Capitalism and Freedom
Fortieth Anniversary Edition
by Milton Friedman.
Related books, debates, and political philosophers:
- Ayn Rand Nation, The Hidden Struggle for America's Soul (2012)
- Aftershock, by Robert Reich (2011)
- Third World America, by Arianna Huffington (2010)
- Capitalism and Freedom, by Milton Friedman (2002)
- Pour Your Heart Into It, by Howard Schultz (1999)
- Slouching Towards Gomorrah, by Robert Bork (1997)
- The Way Things Ought To Be, by Rush Limbaugh (1993)
- The The Voice of Reason, Essays in Objectivist Thought (1990)
- The Ayn Rand Lexicon, Objectivism from A to Z (1988)
- The Virtue of Selfishness, by Ayn Rand (1964)
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