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I would make everyone read a book on basic macro economic principles so they at least understand the impact of all their voting decisions. Or maybe a book that just explains their personal economic situations in a straight-forward way, like the wealthy barber. But I feel this is the most important subject that high school does not address.

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Could you suggest a title on basic macro economic principles?

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Economics in One Lesson, Henry Hazlitt.

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The Federalist Papers

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More importantly, the Anti-federalist Papers. Compare the dire warnings of the anti-federalists and the blasse reassurances of the federalists with the reality of modern American government and it becomes clear who was right.

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Thanks

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I would make everyone read a book on basic macro economic principles so they at least understand the impact of all their voting decisions. Or maybe a book that just explains their personal economic situations in a straight-forward way, like the wealthy barber. But I feel this is the most important subject that high school does not address.

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Could you suggest a title on basic macro economic principles?

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I just took a 205 course called "The political economy." It was really too basic for me as I had already done more advanced stuff, but of the required readings in the course was a small handbook that explained free market capitalism and why it works in the most straight forward way possible with good visual examples. It is written by the frasier institue though, so it is very libertarian/ economically right wing. Anyways, its called What everyone should know about economoics and prosperity by James Gwartney and Richard Stroup. Only like 120 pages of light reading that you could finish in a day, so I recommend it to anyone without prior knowledge of economics, or to anyone who wants a quick refresher.

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The Federalist Papers

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More importantly, the Anti-federalist Papers. Compare the dire warnings of the anti-federalists and the blasse reassurances of the federalists with the reality of modern American government and it becomes clear who was right.

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I know Boro is a more respected guy than me around here, but as he also has some striking proclivities I'll just go ahead and second this for those who are of a more mainstream political bent.

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Could you suggest a title on basic macro economic principles?

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I haven't read this myself, but Macroeconomic Essentials by Peter Kennedy is supposed to provide a great nontechnical overview.

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Science section needs some Carl Sagan imo.

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Seconded. The Demon-Haunted World, specifically, especially if you're not really science-minded.

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i love hamlet

i think you should add "the elegant universe" by greene under science

everyone should read the plague by camus

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why?

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maybe the great influenza?

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Could you suggest a title on basic macro economic principles?

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I haven't read this myself, but Macroeconomic Essentials by Peter Kennedy is supposed to provide a great nontechnical overview.

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Mankiw's text is supposedly the best for a new economics student: Link

Filled with digestible case studies and clear language.