Power and panic
Reviewed by Peter Coleman
Rupert Murdoch: An Investigation of Political Powerby David McKnightAllen & UnwinSydney, 2012… more»
The great debate
Reviewed by Doug Bandow
US President Harry S. Truman famously wished for a one-armed economist, someone who would not explain “on the one hand, on the other hand.” Truman never met John Maynard Keynes or Friedrich Hayek. … more»
Luck or pluck
Reviewed by Peter Coleman
Too Much Luck. The Mining Boom and Australia’s Futureby Paul ClearyBlack Inc.Melbourne, 2011… more»
Turn on, tune in, and drop out
Reviewed by John Judis
Steve Jobs’ life was the stuff of fiction. An orphan, raised by working class parents in Mountain View, California, a college dropout, a devotee of Zen Buddhism, LSD, and vegan cuisine, Jobs ended up becoming the iconic American entrepreneur of his era, as well as the 42nd richest person on… more»
The oracle
Reviewed by Jacob Heilbrunn
In 1957, George F. Kennan was invited to give the annual Reith lectures on the BBC. On six successive Sunday evenings, Kennan, who was a guest professor at Oxford, drove to the BBC’s London studios. “I felt a tremendous sense of responsibility,” Kennan recalled. “Half of England was listening to… more»
