Thursday, August 29, 2019

Book Review - Heaven on Earth: The Rise, Fall, and Afterlife of Socialism



The very first Armstrong & Getty Book Club (or A&G Book Review, TBD) has convened.  Jack & Joe were joined by "Tim The Lawyer" Sandefur and "Craig the Healthcare Guru/Gangsta" Gottwals. The group sat down at the A&G Radio Ranch for the first in a series of podcasts in which each participant shared their thoughts on "Heaven on Earth: The Rise, Fall, and Afterlife of Socialism" by Joshua Muravchik.

Listen to us discuss:
  • The difference socialism and fascism
  • Why communism will always lead to fascism
  • What leads folks to desire socialism
  • The work ethic of Karl Marx
  • Did you bring enough gum for everyone? 
  • And more  
We will be doing these roughly once per quarter with each of us selecting a book per year.  This book was my selection, up next is Tim with Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress by Steven Pinker.  We'll do that sometime on or near December 1st.