Economics

This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Hook: Rediscovering the Art of Marketcraft What if the “invisible hand” wasn’t so invisible after all? In Marketcrafters, economist Chris Hughes shatters the myth of an unfettered free market, arguing that it was entrepreneurial government leaders—marketcrafters—who built the most dynamic economy the world has ever known. This timely exploration of American capitalism delivers a powerful lesson: intentional policy, not laissez-faire ideology, can drive innovation, stability, and inclusion for decades to come. ...

This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. “Are we on the brink of a national debt disaster?” This alarming question has become all too real as the U.S. national debt recently topped $36.2 trillion—a level that prompted Moody’s to downgrade America’s sovereign rating in May 2025. In How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle, Ray Dalio unpacks why runaway debt poses the gravest threat to our prosperity and reveals the simple yet profound mechanics of his “Big Debt Cycle” and the broader “Overall Big Cycle.” ...

This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Introduction Capitalism and Its Critics: A History by John Cassidy offers a fresh lens on the economic system that shapes our world—revealing its triumphs and exposing its tensions through the voices of those who challenged it. As a Financial Times Most Anticipated Book of 2025, this sweeping narrative spans from the early days of the East India Company to today’s debates over artificial intelligence, inequality, and climate change. ...