A New Introduction to the Austrian School

A New Introduction to the Austrian School

Austrian Economics: An Introduction By Christopher J. Coyne and Abigail R. Hall. Polity, 2026. Paperback, 224 pages, $24.95. Reviewed by Gene Callahan.  Christopher J. Coyne and Abigail R. Hall have written an excellent book, perhaps the second-best introduction to...
Preparing for Leisure

Preparing for Leisure

The Leisure Ethic: The End of Work and a Return to Virtue By David Edward Tabachnick. Toronto University Press, 2026. Paperback, 288 pages, $39.95. Reviewed by Robert Rich. In August of 2014, the science educator and YouTuber CGP Grey made the case, in a video titled...
Smithian Wisdom on Demand

Smithian Wisdom on Demand

Just Sentiments: 22 Smithian Essays  Edited by Daniel B. Klein and Erik W. Matson. CL Press/Fraser Institute, 2024. Paperback, 262 pages, $7.50 (free PDF download) Reviewed by Michael Munger. Just Sentiments is a curated, teachable set of serious interpretive essays....
How Should We Think About Inequality?

How Should We Think About Inequality?

Why Democracy Needs the Rich By John O. McGinnis. Encounter Books, 2026. Hardcover, 280 pages, $32.99. Reviewed by Michael Munger. Hostility toward wealth is not an American value. But that has changed in the past 15 years, with a culturally salient event being Barack...