| Reader Comments
Terry Donaghe (nclibertarian%40hotmail.com) from Raleigh, NC , October 16, 1998 
Eye-Opening
This book made clear what was muddled by 16+ years of public education. All high schoolers should read this book! rmwj%40ix.netcom.com from St. Louis, Mo , April 2, 1999
Toss out the college textbooks
A superb book; truly a classic. It will make sense of the almost uniformly poorly-written economics textbooks used in universities. It also clearly and logically exposes how inept, unrealistic and dangerous many "professional" economic theories are. If you want to understand economics, then this book is a must. A reader from Washington, DC , November 16, 1998
Recommended Reading from the Local Government Council
This book is a must read for anyone involve in public policy. Hazlitt lays out the basics in a simple and understandable format. Anyone involved in local government or thinking about running for public office should read this cover to cover -- the taxpayers will thank you! tundra%40tundraware.com from USA , September 6, 1998
Outstanding, timeless, a must-read
Members of both the bleeding-left and bleeding-right would benefit tremendously from a read through this book. In a simple, accessible writing style Hazlitt demolished the idea of a free lunch over 50 years ago. It is pertinent even moreso today. After you're done with this, read Ayn Rand's "Capitalism, The Unknown Ideal" and Von Hayek's "The Road To Serfdom" and you'll understand why we in the West are so screwed up today. A reader from Dunbar, Wisconsin , August 22, 1998
Economic theory that makes sense!
This book is excellent! A must reading for all political liberals! He gets right to the point and uses good clear examples. Most of this book was written mid century, but the economic truths Hazlitt discusses are still quite relevent. I just wish more Americans were required to read this book. Jim Cox (jcox%40gpc.peachnet.edu) from Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA , August 1, 1998
For years this has been the one book I would recommend.
Excellent! For years this has been the one book I would recommend to anyone interested in Economics. Hazlitt states that "the art of economics consists in looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups." He then goes on to apply his art to issue after issue. It is such a magnificent production that it is little wonder it has been in print for over 50 years. Halitt's book was a large part of the inspiration for my own book, The Concise Guide to Economics. A reader , July 27, 1998
Read it
A great educational primer on economics. It's not an enjoyable read per se, but once you read it you never quite forget it. Every bad liberal idea -- minimum wage laws, rent control, etc. -- is explained, and all is constantly brought back to the central thesis. Accessible to just about anyone. David Jelinek (davidj%40mindless.com) from Philadelphia, PA , July 1, 1998
This is one of the best books ever written.
Hazlitt explains the one fallacy that underlies almost every misconception about economics. Anyone can understand this book, and those with econ backgrounds will love it even more. |
