Granted, as a long-time reader of the Washington Post I’ve only been aware of him since January 08. And at that time I found him irritating, since it seemed that every other week he was extolling the virtues of Clinton’s healthcare plan and denigrating Obama’s. Funny how you forgive and forget once a guy is backing your political horse.

Thanks for posting those links, T.

http://www.krugmanwatch.com/

http://cafehayek.typepad.com/h.....prize.html

He truly knows economics, and I used to love reading him, but ever since he got obsessed with Bush-bashing you can’t always trust his conclusions once it enters the topic of politics.

A better “liberal” book than Thomas Frank’s “What’s the Matter with Kansas” is:
3) “Deer Hunting with Jesus” by Joe Bageant

And finally, a favorite of my younger brother:
4) “Environment, Scarcity, and Violence” by Thomas Homer Dixon,
or even better his new book “The Upside of Down” which got some mad reviews.

“Collapse” and “Guns Germs and Steel” by Jared Diamond are somewhat lefty as well.

I’m disappointed with your take on Krugman. It comes across as “Yeah he won a Nobel Prize and was remarkably prescient on the housing downturn and its effects, but he’s a liberal and therefore by definition a sophist.” C’mon.

The black middle class by Ellis Cose

Yellow by Frank H. Wu

Glad you are willing to at least open your mind about the other side. The People’s History of the United States is indeed a good read, and should be required reading in High Schools, in my opinion.

A guy that nobody has mentioned is Upton Sinclair, who was a proud Socialist, back when it was somewhat acceptable to be one. The Jungle is his most famous, and is a book everyone should read — its really interesting at the very least. Also, his book Oil, which the movie There Will Be Blood is very loosely based on, is something everyone should read as well, as it very clearly outlines the way the Oil industry has influenced our government since the turn of the last century.

Cheers,

Rick

Also, I do plan to return to blogging. However, I am currently preoccupied with work and trying to get my “game” in gear. Women are great, but I really like writing too and do plan to do more of it.