BOOKS
THE POVERTY OF NATIONS: A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION
AUTHOR: BARRY ASMUS & WAYNE GRUDEM
The whole world has a stake in the war against poverty and leaders across the globe are looking for a permanent solution. That’s why economist Barry Asmus and theologian Wayne Grudem have teamed up to outline a robust proposal for fighting poverty on a national level. These two experts believe the solution lies in a comprehensive development plan that integrates the principles of a free market system with the Bible’s teachings on social ethics. Speaking to the importance of personal freedom, the rule of law, private property, moral virtue, and education, this book offers a clear path for promoting economic prosperity and safeguarding a country’s long-term stability—a sustainable solution for a world looking for the way forward.
THE BEST IS YET TO COME
AUTHOR: BARRY ASMUS
America: The World’s First, Best Hope.
From start to finish this dramatic American saga is a testament to the importance of freedom. The epic struggle between interventionist government and free markets is ongoing. Globalization, driven by capitalism, is the international system replacing the Cold War and is the most promising approach to overcoming poverty the world has ever seen.
WHEN RIDING A DEAD HORSE, FOR HEAVENS SAKES… DISMOUNT!
AUTHOR: BARRY ASMUS
An examination of the dying steeds of the Industrial Age using humor, parody, and common sense. The book provides an invigorating and positive outlook for our country and its citizens.
Economic policy, demography, politics, and technological trends drive history. This book is your fresh horse, divided into three parts: Part 1– What in the World is Going On? which discusses the Technological Age, Part 2–What in the U.S. is Going On? which discusses the decentralization of information, Part 3–What in the White House is Going On? which examines the agenda of former President Clinton’s administration.
BULLS DON’T BLUSH, BEARS DON’T DIE
AUTHOR: BARRY ASMUS
Business expansions don’t die. They are assassinated. Bulls discusses the implications of the infusers and destroyers of both wealth and poverty.
Part I discusses the reasons for a continued strong American business expansion. Part II explains we might transform the three costly burdens of social security, health care and education into competitive systems that work. And, Part III describes eleven of the most recognized countries in the world for their 21st century potential.
APOLLO
AUTHOR: BARRY ASMUS
An entertaining space fiction book for kids that holds a students attention with a tension filled story while concurrently teaching important economic principles.
“Perhaps it was my own space emergency that made Barry Asmus’ book Apollo catch my attention. Here is a story about space, economics, and charming little creatures that reintroduced me to Adam Smith’s ‘invisible hand of the marketplace.’ Choice, enlightened self-interest, voluntary exchange, and free markets are some of the ideas woven into the entertaining story line.” Captain James A. Lovell, Apollo Astronaut
Also see “Apollo: A Teacher’s Manual” that accompanies the book.
IT’S TEA TIME, AGAIN
AUTHOR: BARRY ASMUS & DON BILLINGS
A great refresher on America’s historical and economic roots and an inspiring vision of what has made American so successful.
Can you imagine a nation where there is no income tax, no IRS, and no welfare state? Well, you need not imagine it. It is called eighteenth century America. It’s Tea Time, Again, is a reminder of our unique origins, an explanation for our successes, a restatement of our dream, a warning about our drift toward government dependency, and an inspiration for our future. Its America rejects governmentalism, readers will be interested in its replacement.
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Free to Choose
by Milton Friedman
The American Miracle
by Michael Medved
If You can Keep It
by Eric Metaxes
The Speed of Trust
by Stephen Covey
The Mystery of Capital
by Hernando de Soto
Defending the Free Market
by Robert Sirico
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2017 Index of Economic Freedom (Download)
by Heritage Foundation and Wall Street Journal
Priceless
by John Goodman
The Israel Test
by George Gilder
Start Up Nation
by Dan Senor and Saul Singer
The Spirit of Enterprise
by George Gilder