Volume 10

 2008

FUTURECASTS

Tomorrow's news today!

2008 Futurecasts review 

 

2008 Near futurecast 

21st Century futurecast

Economic futurecast

Government futurecast

International futurecast

 Military futurecast

Middle East futurecast

Heedless government

 

Government by crisis

BOOKS OF CONSEQUENCE
 BOOK REVIEWS

Perry & Goldman, "Grassroots Political Reform in China."

Kuklick, "Blind Oracles: Intellectuals & War from Kennan to Kissinger."

Mann & Ornstein
Congress: "The Broken Branch."

 

 

 

 

 

 

ECONOMIC BASICS

 

 

 

ARCHIVE CATEGORIES

Economic Basics

Great Depression Chronology

Foundations of Freedom

Book Reviews

 

Authoritative Myths

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FUTURECASTS ARCHIVE
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ECONOMIC BASICS

Knowledge is power!

Adam Smith,
"The Wealth of Nations"
(Economic Theory)

Part I,
Capitalist Market Mechanisms

 Part II,
Government Economic Policy.

David Ricardo, "Principles of Political Economy."
(Economic Theory)

Joshua Muravchik,
"
Heaven on Earth(History of Socialism)

Friedrich A. Hayak, 
 "
Road to Serfdom"
  (Socialism)

Karl Marx,
"Capital (Das Kapital)" vol. 1
(Communist Theory)

Part I,
Value Determined by an Abstract Labor Standard

Part II,
Contradictions Asserted in Capitalist Industrialization

Karl Marx,
"Capital (Das Kapital)"
vol. 2
(Communist Theory)

Part III,
The Circulation & Expansion of Capital 

Part IV,
 Criticism of Adam Smith

Karl Marx,
"Capital (Das Kapital)"
vol. 3
(Communist Theory)

Part V,
Profits

Part VI,
Interest, Rent, & Labor Use-Values

John Maynard Keynes, "The General Theory of Employment, Interest & Money."
(Economic Theory)

Part I,
Elements of the General Theory

Part II,
Interest Rates, Aggregate Demand, & the Business Cycle.

Martin Wolf, "Why Globalization Works."
( Market System Globalization)

Part I,
Globalization of Market Systems

Part II,
Criticism of Market Globalization

Friedman & Schwartz, "Monetary History of U.S., (1867-1960),"
Part I,
"Greenbacks & Gold (1867-1921)"

Friedman & Schwartz, "Monetary History of U.S. (1867-1960),"
Part II, "Roaring Twenties Boom - Great Depression Bust (1921-1933"

Friedman & Schwartz, "Monetary History of U.S. (1867-1960),"
Part III,
"Age of Chronic Inflation 
(1933-1960)
"

 

David S. Landes,
"Wealth & Poverty of Nations"
(Economic Development)

 

FOUNDATIONS OF FREEDOM

"Because Men Are Not Angels!" J. Madison.

Monk, "The Words We Live By"
Annotated Guide to U.S. Constitution

Part I,
1789 Constitution of the United States

Part II,
Amendments to the Constitution of the United States

Bowen, "Miracle at Philadelphia"
The Constitutional Convention

Part I, 
"The Divisive Issues that Threatened the Union,

Part II,
 "The Compromises and Accommodations that Made the Nation."

Isaacson,
  "Benjamin Franklin"

Ellis, "His Excellency, George Washington"

McCullough,
  "John Adams"

Ellis,
 
"American Sphinx," Thomas Jefferson

Rakove,
 "James Madison,"

Tocqueville, "Democracy in America,"

BOOKS OF CONSEQUENCE
 BOOK REVIEWS

The most accurate, complete and uncompromising reviews of books on consequential subjects available anywhere!

20th Century History

History opens windows on the future!

David Kennedy,
"Freedom from Fear" (I) The Great Depression

David Kennedy,
"Freedom from Fear" (II) World War II

J. M. Roberts,
"Twentieth Century"

Conquest,
"Reflections on a Ravaged Century"

Gaddis,
"We Now Know: Rethinking Cold War History" (1945-1963)

Kotkin,
"Armageddon Averted: The Soviet Collapse" (1970-2000)

Meier, "Black Earth, A Journey Through Russia After the Fall."

Gaddis,
"The Cold War"

 

Economics

Porter, Takeuchi & Sakakibara,
"Can Japan Compete?"

Shiller,
"Irrational Exuberance"

Enriquez,
"As the Future Catches You"

Chow,
"China's Economic Transformation."

De Soto,
"Mystery of Capital"

Krugman,
"
Return of Depression Economics"

Hendry & Ericsson, "Understanding Economic Forecasts."

Gordon, "The Business of America."
Economic History

 Reynolds, 
"The New Regionalism:
Economic Development

Globalization

 O'Rourke & Williamson,
 "Globalization and History"

Backman,
  "Asian Eclipse"

Wallace, "The Future of Ethnicity, Race, & Nationality" &  Inkeles, "One World Emerging?"

Garson,
"Money Makes the World Go Around"

James,
"End of Globalization"

Anderson,
"All Connected Now"

Irwin,
"Free Trade Under Fire"

Bhagwati,
"Free Trade Today"

Stiglitz, "Globalization and its Discontents"

Government

 Shleifer & Vishny,
 "The Grabbing Hand"

Dror:
"Capacity to Govern"

Andrisani, Hakim & Leeds, "Making Government Work."

Lobel,
"
Presidential Judgment"

Levitt,
"
Take on the Street"

Chow,
"
Knowing China"

Olson,
"The Rule of Lawyers"

Posner,
"
Frontiers of Legal Theory, "

Brimelow, "The Worm in the Apple"
(Education)

Calleo, "Rethinking Europe's Future"

   

International Affairs & U.S. Foreign Policy

Nye,
"Paradox of American Power"

Nye, "Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics

Mearsheimer,
"Tragedy of Great Power Politics"

Brzezinski,
"Geostrategic Triad"

Mead,
"
Special Providence"

Gaddis, "Surprise Security & the American Experience."

Chua, "World on Fire"
(Ethnonationalist Hatred)

Boot: "The Savage Wars of Peace"
(Military History)

Barnett, "The Pentagon's New Map"
(Military Strategy)

Ferguson,
"Colossus"

   

Health & Health Care

Gratzer,
"The Cure"

Richmond & Fine,
"
The Health Care Mess"

Porter & Teisberg,
"Redefining Health Care"

Willett, "Eat, Drink & be Healthy"

Katzen & Willett, "Eat, Drink &Weigh Less"

 

Futures Research

Armstrong:
"Principles of Forecasting."

Glenn & Gordon,
"State of the Future at the Millennium"

Duin, "Qualitative Futures Research for Innovation"

 

Hendry & Ericsson, "Understanding Economic Forecasts."

 

Miscellaneous

Theroux,
"Dark Star Safari"
 (Africa)

Guest, "The Shackled Continent."
 
(Africa)

Easterly,
"White Man's Burden
"
(Africa)

Posner,
"Public Intellectuals"
(Advocacy scholars)

Kotlikoff & Burns,
"The Coming Generational Storm"
(Demography)

Herman, Olivo, Gioia, "Impending Crisis"
(Management)

Harrison & Huntington,
"Culture Matters
"

   

THE DEBUNKING OF AUTHORITATIVE MYTHS

Great Depression Chronology

The most accurate, complete, and non ideological account of the facts of the Great Depression available anywhere!

Summaries of controversies and facts

The Crash of '29

Rebound from Crash of '29

Collapse of agriculture (1930) 

Debate begins (1931)

Collapse of international finance (1931)

Collapse of WW-I financial obligations (1932)

 

Collapse of governments (1932-1933)

Great Depression links

Authoritative Myths

Speak the truth, my son! Though the heavens fall from the sky, speak the truth!

20th century absurdities

Economic myths

Economic statistics

Profits and capitalist productivity

 Myths that have misguided policy

Modern advocacy scholars

25 year economic forecasts

Capital as purchasing power

Future economic myths

Observations in Czech Republic & Eastern Germany

Observations in  China

Understanding Inflation

Who Is To Blame?

Why Do They Hate Us?

Keynesian theory from Keynes to Krugman 

 

Administered Prices  & Health Care Entitlements