I have compiled a must read list that I believe should be part of the required reading in our high schools to give our children a head start on the brain washing that goes on in our Marxist universities and media.
Although there are hundreds of great books, I have boiled it down to just a few as a rudimentary to a solid philosophical foundation.
Henry Hazlitt's Economics in One Lesson - this book is a very easy read and lays the foundation of why capitalism is the best form of economics and any intervention by the government creates disparity and actually hurts the economy in the long run.
Ludwig Von Mises Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis - for a bit more depth, Mises takes a deep view on Socialism and its real impact.
Jonah Goldberg's Liberal Fascism - the only contemporary book is a must read. The left HATE this book and disparage it as loosely coincidental, grasping for straws, and the like. Rather, this book is well researched, heavily footnoted, and through direct quotes and historical actions of the progressive, socialist and fascist, shows their similarities.
W. Cleon Skousen's The 5000 Year Leap - this book documents the Founders basic principals that led to our constitution and republican form of government. It teeters on being boring with the lengthy quotations from dozens our our Founding Fathers. However, because of its extensive quotations, it is the most convincing book every written documenting directly our founders thoughts on an expansive and intrusive government.
Thomas Paine's Common Sense - Go back the beginning. Paines book is what helped turn the public's opinion on theWar for Independence. The first paragraph says it all. Government at best is a necessary evil.
Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America - Having a foreigner come to America when we were still a republic is a wonderful expose on the uniqueness of the American system. Despite the name, the purpose of the book is to show how America at least at that time, had not fallen into a mob rule democracy like so many European countries had, which in turn led to the rise of Socialism and Fascism in the 20th century.
There are many other great books, but this mix of publications is a great start to get the basics of economics and the intent of our Founding Fathers to make a uniquely successful republic.
W. Cleon Skousen's The 5000 Year Leap - this book documents the Founders basic principals that led to our constitution and republican form of government. It teeters on being boring with the lengthy quotations from dozens our our Founding Fathers. However, because of its extensive quotations, it is the most convincing book every written documenting directly our founders thoughts on an expansive and intrusive government.
Thomas Paine's Common Sense - Go back the beginning. Paines book is what helped turn the public's opinion on theWar for Independence. The first paragraph says it all. Government at best is a necessary evil.
Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America - Having a foreigner come to America when we were still a republic is a wonderful expose on the uniqueness of the American system. Despite the name, the purpose of the book is to show how America at least at that time, had not fallen into a mob rule democracy like so many European countries had, which in turn led to the rise of Socialism and Fascism in the 20th century.
There are many other great books, but this mix of publications is a great start to get the basics of economics and the intent of our Founding Fathers to make a uniquely successful republic.
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