Last weekend, I finished Amity Shlaes' The Forgotten Man. It was a great account of the New Deal, how the Great Depression really wasn't cured by it, and how capitalists (like Andrew Mellon and others) were screwed by the reigning socialists of the time. On that same point, I read over the weekend Milton Friedman's classic Free to Choose. If I could have learned economics from him and Thomas Sowell, I think I would actually get it. Well, 90% of it. That bond question on the ISI quiz makes no sense to me, though it was ripped right from the book. Well, I did get an A- on it; not too bad!!!
So I am going to start Jay Winik's latest, The Great Upheaval. I've never read very much on that era in France or Russia, so I am looking forward to it.
Well, the Lions got blown out by the Eagles, and my college football picks stunk. However, the Cowboys are off to a great start, defeating the Bears and moving to 3-0. And a certain someone won his fantasy football game. It was a relaxing weekend, just hanging out, reading, getting a couple of workouts in despite the sore knees. Today I should take it easy...
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