Tag Archives: Economics

The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous (book cover)
The Bitcoin Standard Review: Bold Money History, One-Sided Case

Ammous writes a vivid, opinionated history of money, but his case for bitcoin is a [...]

Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
Freakonomics Review: Clever Questions, Shakier Answers

A fun, fast tour of economics applied to cheating, crime and baby names that teaches [...]

Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty
Capital in the Twenty-First Century Review: Big Data, Bigger Debate

Piketty's massive history of wealth and inequality is the most influential economics bestseller in decades, [...]

The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
The Wealth of Nations Review: Smarter Than Its Slogans

Smith's founding work of economics is sharper, more humane and more critical of business than [...]