John Cochrane
Economist at the Hoover Institution; wrote The Fiscal Theory of the Price Level and blogs as The Grumpy Economist.
The Celebration Honoring John Taylor by Hoover Institution Press
I don’t mean to slight the many other great contributions. You will learn a lot about macro and monetary economics from this lovely book.
on grumpy-economist.com · 19 May 2026 · Report
Parliament of Whores by P.J. O'Rourke
Recently I found out that P.J. O’Rourke’s masterpiece of political philosophy, Parliament of Whores, is online , for free. In your archives of classics, this book should go alongside Plato, Macchiavelli, Hume, and the Federalist Papers.
on grumpy-economist.com · 4 Feb 2026 · Report
The Conservative Sensibility by George Will
In your archives of classics, this book should go alongside Plato, Macchiavelli, Hume, and the Federalist Papers. (And George Will’s Conservative Sensibility. )
on grumpy-economist.com · 4 Feb 2026 · Report
Knowledge and Decisions by Thomas Sowell
Then I found the just-published Knowledge and Decisions , Tom Sowell’s economic masterpiece. (I read several other eye-opening Sowell books at the same time, especially his works on race, and culture. But it is not my task to share that experience today.) This was a world-view-changing experience
on grumpy-economist.com · 20 Oct 2025 · Report
Late Admissions by Glenn Loury
Glenn Loury’s “Late Admissions” memoir is superb. Read it. Better, get the audiobook, read by Glenn, and listen to Glenn tell you about his life in his own voice, as I did for 1400 miles.
on grumpy-economist.com · 20 Jun 2024 · Report
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