American Abundance: The New Economic & Moral Prosperity

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Summary: Highly recommended!
Review: I have always admired men who will not allow their ideology to be challenged by facts, and Larry Kudlow is just such a man. In this enjoyable book, Larry bravely describes his personal challenges in a very admirable and forthright way, ranging from his termination as chief economist at Bear Stearns to his treatment at Hazelden for cocaine addiction, and the incident of his third wife's `fall' down a flight of stairs. But I most admire Larry's integrity because he never allows the less-than-stellar "real world" performance of his ideology to deter him. Many supply-side propagandists would simply give up after discovering that their ideas only brought misery and economic failure, but Larry, to his immense credit, refuses to give up the good fight. Armed with a logic-defying array of arcane statistics, Larry surveys the economic landscape and finds support for his supply-side cause much like a creationist might survey fossil records to advance his non-scientific beliefs. Personally, I find Kudlow's use of statistics to be extremely creative, often reminding me of some feverishly atonal jazz composition, in which the artist is completely unbound by recognized rules of logic and reason. Yes, some naysayers consider Kudlow's understanding of the economic landscape to be limited, but in this book he rarely betrays his lack of formal training or his mental inflexibility, except when he touches on matters of basic economic policy. In sum, this book is heartily recommended for supply-side zealots and for others unfamiliar with the work of John Maynard Keynes.

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Summary: Hope He Reads It!
Review: I sent a copy of Kudlow's "American Abundance" to Gov. George W. Bush about a year ago. He was nice enough to acknowledge that he did receive the book. At that point in time, I had no idea he would be such a strong candidate for president. Hope he reads this book! As should anyone else interested in the key to economic prosperity.

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Summary: Kudlow vs. O'Neil
Review: I sent a copy of Kudlow's "American Abundance" to Gov. George W. Bush about a year ago. He was nice enough to acknowledge that he did receive the book. At that point in time, I had no idea he would be such a strong candidate for president. Hope he reads this book! As should anyone else interested in the key to economic prosperity.

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Summary: Kudlow vs. O'Neil
Review: I wish W. had chosen Larry over O'Neil!

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Summary: A Handbook for our next Republican President
Review: If there is a single person who truly understands today's economy, Kudlow is that person. He truly understands what makes this great country tic. My only hope is that some of the beurocrats in Washington read a copy of this book and learn how to properly run a national economy instead of trying to get a b.j. from every intern on the payroll.

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Summary: A Handbook for our next Republican President
Review: Mr. Kudlow has objectively laid out the case for Reaganomics and also given credit, where credit is due, to the buffoon currently occupying the Oval Office for those policies of Mr. Reagan which he has at least not totally reversed (eg., sticking with Greenspan and a hard dollar policy). The exposition throughout the book is lucid and easily understood--perhaps even by socialists. I hope that a copy of the book will be on the desk of every economic policy maker in Washington in January 2001. A splendid effort.