Book review: "Slouching Toward Utopia" - by Noah Smith

Brad DeLong tells his story of the 20th century.

“It’s beautiful…even if it’s where everybody died.” — Nakagawa Noriko This may actually be the first book review I’ve done before a book has actually been released! Fortunately, I was able to secure an advance copy of the book from my podcast co-host, Brad DeLong. The book comes out September 6th, so hopefully this review can tide you over until then! Brad DeLong has an encyclopedic command of modern economic history, and an inimitable writing style — it was his blog, back in the mid-2000s, that first inspired me to want to become an econ blogger myself. Reading his book will immerse you…

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