teach dubdobdee more lessons

[dubdobdee]

ok i got good skooling here but i need MORE

i. i want a good guide-to-the-perplexed for ECONOMICS --> triffidfarm is meant to be on this case but market jitters have infected him with SLUGGISMUS
ii. i want to know abt SPINOZA --> byebyepride is this yr purlieu?
iii. i think someone arsked abt this recently but is there a non-wanky book on social networks?

ALSO:
what nightclass shd i take? i am thinkin DRAWING!! <--disclaimer: may not happen

Comments

Krugman and Rima

[koganbot]

One of my brother's colleagues suggests the following. I agree about Krugman but I've already told you about him.

On the first item, there is no better analysis than Paul Krugman's columns in the NYT. Clearly written for the amateur and succinct.

On the second, he should try a book on the history of economic thought. Thirty-five years ago, I used an undergraduate text by I. W. Rima, but there must be more recent such books. However, I would caution that one should not assume that economic ideas have anything to do with conservative politics. Modern conservatism is not an ideology. Rather, it is an attitude, namely an enduring sense of grievance, and a lust for power for its own sake. Just a little editorial comment.

Re: Krugman and Rima

[koganbot]

This is in regard to economics, obv.