Money Mischief or How to Talk to a Liberal

Money Mischief: Episodes in Monetary History

Author: Milton Friedman

Friedman makes clear once and for all that no one is immune from monetary economics-that is, from the effects of its theory and its practices. He demonstrates through historical events the mischief that can result from misunderstanding the monetary system. Index.

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Nobel Prize-winner Friedman demonstrates through historical events the mischief that can result from misunderstanding the monetary system, and explains what the present monetary system in the US means for individual Americans as well as for the global economy. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

	Preface
Ch. 1	The Island of Stone Money	3
Ch. 2	The Mystery of Money	8
Ch. 3	The Crime of 1873	51
Ch. 4	A Counterfactual Exercise: Estimating the Effect of Continuing Bimetallism after 1873	80
Ch. 5	William Jennings Bryan and the Cyanide Process	104
Ch. 6	Bimetallism Revisited	126
Ch. 7	FDR, Silver, and China	157
Ch. 8	The Cause and Cure of Inflation	189
Ch. 9	Chile and Israel: Identical Policies, Opposite Outcomes	234
Ch. 10	Monetary Policy in a Fiat World	249
Ch. 11	An Epilogue	261
	References	266

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How to Talk to a Liberal (if You Must): The World According to Ann Coulter

Author: Ann Coulter

Welcome to the world of Ann Coulter. With her monumental bestsellers Treason, Slander, and High Crimes and Misdemeanors, Coulter has become the most recognized and talked-about conservative intellectual in years—and certainly the most controversial. Now, in How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must), which is sure to ignite impassioned debate, she offers her most comprehensive analysis of the American political scene to date. With incisive reasoning, refreshing candor, and razor-sharp wit, she reveals just why liberals have got it so wrong.

In this powerful and entertaining book, which draws on her weekly columns, Coulter ranges far and wide. No subject is off-limits, and no comment is left unsaid. After all, she writes, “Nothing too extreme can be said about liberals because it’s all true.” How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must) offers Coulter’s unvarnished take on:

•The essence of being a liberal: “The absolute conviction that there is one set of rules for you, and another, completely different set of rules for everyone else.”

•John Kerry: “A reporter asked Kerry, ‘Are you for or against gay marriage?’ As usual, his answer was, ‘Yes.’ ”

•Her 9/11 comments: “I am often asked if I still think we should invade their countries, kill their leaders, and convert them to Christianity. The answer is: Now more than ever!”

•The state of the Democratic Party: “Teddy Kennedy crawls out of Boston Harbor with a quart of Scotch in one pocket and a pair of pantyhose in the other, and Democrats hail him as theirparty’s spiritual leader.”

•Her philosophy for arguing with liberals: “Tough love, except I don’t love them. My ‘tough love’ approach is much like the Democrats’ ‘middle-class tax cuts’—everything but the last word.”

•The “Treason Lobby”: “Want to make liberals angry? Defend the United States.”

In this full-on Coulterpalooza, you’ll find the real, uncensored Ann Coulter. A special concluding chapter even includes the pieces that squeamish editors refused to publish—“what you could have read if you lived in a free country,” says Coulter. How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must) is a stunning reminder of why Ann Coulter’s commentary has achieved must-read status.

“A fluent polemicist with a gift for Menckenesque invective...and she can harness such language to subtle, syllogistic argument.”—Washington Post Book World

“Ann Coulter is a trailblazer.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review

“She can zing one-liners faster than Zeus can throw lightning bolts.”—Kansas City Star

“You know those pundits who bore you to tears trying to balance everyone’s point of view? Coulter isn’t one.”—People

“A great deal of research supports Ms. Coulter’s wisecracks.”—New York Times

“The conservative movement has found its diva.”—Bill Maher

“Ann Coulter is a pundit extraordinaire.”—Rush Limbaugh

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