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Masters of the Universe
Masters of the Universe: Hayek, Friedman, and the Birth of Neoliberal Politics | Daniel Stedman Jones
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Based on archival research and interviews with leading participants in the movement, Masters of the Universe traces the ascendancy of neoliberalism from the academy of interwar Europe to supremacy under Reagan and Thatcher and in the decades since. Daniel Stedman Jones argues that there was nothing inevitable about the victory of free-market politics. Far from being the story of the simple triumph of right-wing ideas, the neoliberal breakthrough was contingent on the economic crises of the 1970s and the acceptance of the need for new policies by the political left. This edition includes a new foreword in which the author addresses the relationship between intellectual history and the history of politics and policy. Fascinating, important, and timely, this is a book for anyone who wants to understand the history behind the Anglo-American love affair with the free market, as well as the origins of the current economic crisis.
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#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

1. Approach everything with a sense of humor.
2. One Halloween in college we went as unemployed cartoon characters from the 80s. I was Homeless He-Man, which was basically my hungover, unshowered self in a ratty hoodie and plastic He-Man mask with a cardboard sign that said "Will Fight Skeletor for Food". This was before smartphones, so no pics unfortunately. (Pictured: He-Man at full employment.)

mcipher I LOVE THIS 😂😂😂 3y
Eggs How creative, love it ❤️🦸🏻‍♀️ 👏🏻💙 3y
NikkiM5 Nice 😂 3y
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#LMPBC #GroupM round 5
Here are four books I‘m offering for our nonfiction group. These, as far as I could tell were not on anyone‘s read list. Interestingly, none of these were on anyone‘s to read lists. I‘ll tag them below to make them easier to look up.
I want to read all of these...so any input is welcome!
Edit: the book I tagged was wrong but funny but 🤷🏻‍♂️

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mreads I've read Smoke gets in your eyes, I liked it. Any of the others are ok for me, though I might have lots of scribbled rants on the witch one 😀 5y
jmofo @mreads The witch one is the longest and possibly driest (there are tables, which I love, but they might not mean luscious reading). The book is 370 pages but more than 100 pages are notes and an index. It‘s got solid ratings and was a recommend and a hand me down from a regular at work. 5y
Amiable I have "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" on my e-reader--it's definitely on my list! I'm actually intrigued by all of these! I might lean a bit towards the witchcraft one because --spoiler alert!-- I live in New England and I am a descendant of Cotton Mather, who was the judge in the witch trials. ? I'm fascinated by that time period. But the bird book looks really interesting, too! 5y
jmofo @Amiable Cool. We‘ll see how everyone lands and if the witch one‘s not a pick, I‘ll be happy to send it on to you once I‘ve read it. 😃 5y
donnalyy We can go with the witch one! My other pick would be the David Douglas book. 5y
Amiable @donnalyy That one does look good too, I agree! 5y
CourtSmall Smoke gets in your eyes is a good read 5y
Amiable @jmofo Which one looks more like a narrative read? Since that seemed to appeal to all of us when we signed up? Does one look like it reads like a novel? 5y
jmofo @Amiable I forgot about the narrative slant. I have few that I took out of the running. I‘ll have to look over my shelves again... 5y
Amiable @jmofo Oh, no --you don't have to do that! I was asking about a narrative angle on the ones you'd suggested only because I just noticed your comment about the witch book being potentially dry. But I'm totally fine with reading it if everyone else is up for it as well. 5y
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