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I have flipped to four sections which looked interesting and found them all totally unconvincing. The author doesn't so much explore topics as expound on them,
by courseofaction 4y ago
I have flipped to four sections which looked interesting and found them all totally unconvincing. The author doesn't so much explore topics as expound on them, with an ideological bent that fails to question itself adequately.
E.g. the premise of the (bluntly opinionated) "Sell the Schools" - the post office is declining because it's a government monopoly? Are you sure sir?
- bmitc 4y agoI also found the Post Office stuff a bit bizarre. It isn't clear to me why people are so obsessed with the Post Office. I mean, I thought the Post Office hate was recent, but this book is from 50 years ago! Do they also hate libraries for competing with book stores? It seems to be a foreign concept to some that not all useful services are naturally profitable enterprises without augmenting them in some way that negatively affects their service. > The author doesn't so much explore topics as expound on them, with an ideological bent that fails to question itself adequately. I agree with this, and you said it well. The author, including in his more recent writings, seems to have some rather deep-set biases and ideologies but, at least to me, appears to wrap it up with what is presented as honest philosophical and economic "explorations".