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cecilie_who_reads's review against another edition
3.0
A good explanation, and with pictures, of important issues, and also of an ideology that seems Random (ha ha) at best.
robertrivasplata's review against another edition
4.0
Combination graphic memoir of Ayn Rand & a history of her philosophical influence on the late & post-Cold war economy & the lead up to the crash of 2008. Explains credit-default swaps pretty well. Not sure I totally buy the idea that conservativism & liberality are primarily personality traits rather than political traits. The art is very evocative.
foxwrapped's review against another edition
4.0
That took me way longer than it needed to. Depressing reading, honestly. Not perfect, and I'm not sure I agree with everything (not that I agree with everything, always), but uh. Yeah.
Just some links (notes to myself to read really)
http://www.salon.com/2017/03/23/why-are-republicans-so-cruel-to-the-poor-paul-ryans-profound-hypocrisy-stands-for-a-deeper-problem/
http://www.sulloway.org/PoliticalConservatism(2003).pdf
https://psychcentral.com/encyclopedia/just-world-hypothesis/
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/are-your-political-beliefs-hardwired-108090437/
Just some links (notes to myself to read really)
http://www.salon.com/2017/03/23/why-are-republicans-so-cruel-to-the-poor-paul-ryans-profound-hypocrisy-stands-for-a-deeper-problem/
http://www.sulloway.org/PoliticalConservatism(2003).pdf
https://psychcentral.com/encyclopedia/just-world-hypothesis/
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/are-your-political-beliefs-hardwired-108090437/
jo_22's review
challenging
funny
fast-paced
4.5
So so good. Only reason it’s not a 5 is because I wished it could have a page or 2 taking a shot at answering the question “what do we do about it?”
stellalectorem's review against another edition
5.0
An indispensable book for those wanting to understand the financial collapse and its history in a very digestible form. Darryl Cunningham brings the history together and lets us understand how it came to happen. A must read in graphic novel form.
claudiaswisher's review against another edition
4.0
Well, I wrote a great review (trust me!) which was erased...
Three parts...one a bio of Ayn Rand who is still bedeviling our country, years after her death...one a detailed (yet understandable) analysis of financial practices that are directly based on her philosophy...one a supposed analysis of the difference between liberals and conservatives.
The first two were strong...enlightening.
The third was liberal=good. Conservative=bad. I recognized some of Haidt (THE RIGHTEOUS MIND) here, but he's not listed in the works cited. And his analysis is much more value-neutral. Cunningham lost me in this section. But I learned so much.
An interesting companion piece to DEMOCRACY IN CHAINS.
Three parts...one a bio of Ayn Rand who is still bedeviling our country, years after her death...one a detailed (yet understandable) analysis of financial practices that are directly based on her philosophy...one a supposed analysis of the difference between liberals and conservatives.
The first two were strong...enlightening.
The third was liberal=good. Conservative=bad. I recognized some of Haidt (THE RIGHTEOUS MIND) here, but he's not listed in the works cited. And his analysis is much more value-neutral. Cunningham lost me in this section. But I learned so much.
An interesting companion piece to DEMOCRACY IN CHAINS.
engpunk77's review against another edition
4.0
Found this in a library in Massachusetts and only could finish 2 of the 3 sections before I had to leave. I would have read it in one day if I didn't have to come back to NY and special order it from outside of our library system (not sure why OUR libraries don't have this book!). Learned a lot about Ayn Rand, her philosophy and life story, and more about the financial crisis of 2008, the Tea Party, and the Affordable Care Act than I had known before. If you have Conservative political views, you'll hate this book, and for those of us on the Left, it is affirming but a bit depressing.
I'm actually kind of embarrassed about the fact that I didn't know what Ayn Rand stood for--I only knew that her books are sent to our school for free (one for each student! No need to pay for Atlas Shrugged; here! Have a free copy and a hundred more to pass out to your friends!). That should have been my first clue. Lots of puzzle pieces came together while reading this. My ignorance is pretty appalling, actually. Glad I was serendipitously set straight, and no wonder my dinner guests looked at me strangely after seeing my (free) copy of Atlas Shrugged on my shelf!
I'm actually kind of embarrassed about the fact that I didn't know what Ayn Rand stood for--I only knew that her books are sent to our school for free (one for each student! No need to pay for Atlas Shrugged; here! Have a free copy and a hundred more to pass out to your friends!). That should have been my first clue. Lots of puzzle pieces came together while reading this. My ignorance is pretty appalling, actually. Glad I was serendipitously set straight, and no wonder my dinner guests looked at me strangely after seeing my (free) copy of Atlas Shrugged on my shelf!
mike_no1's review against another edition
3.0
Truthful and scathing but also a bit boring. Finans IS boring otherwise these people wouldn't do so many drugs.
bookeboy's review against another edition
5.0
A necessary reminder of the need to pull together to protect the values and rights many of us hold dear. Clear, concise and informative, The Age of Selfishness is a book the young need to read, the old need to read and the bastards need to read.