Each book is one that I read and would recommend to others. A few of these books have been published several times and re-copyrighted (some became available in paperback); the year shown below is sometimes the initial date of publication, not the latest, or it is the date for the edition I obtained. I have certainly not read them in this order and usually the book is out a while before I obtain a copy. Within any year of publication the books are listed in the order they were read. Year Title Author(s) Description/Subtitle 1788 The Federalist Papers Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison The arguments for our Constitution in the words of 3 patriots of the time, written prior to its ratification (many books have been published with the original texts - the Constitution itself is so much smaller than these interpretations of it) (book - many different publishers) 1978 For a New Liberty, The Libertarian Manifesto Murray N. Rothbard The libertarian ideals are applied to every aspect of politics; the principles make an interesting contrast to the conservative and liberal arguments, even today (book) 1986 The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debats edited by Ralph Ketcham Subtitle: The clashes and compromises that gave birth to our form of government (book); includes the dissenting opinions of those that saw threats in the Constitution to the rights just won from England 1986 The Meek and the Militant Paul N. Siegel Subtitle: Religion and Power Across the World. The history and social basis of the world’s major religions. (book) 1995 Making Economic Sense Murray N. Rothbard This is a collection of his articles originally published in The Free Market (a monthly publication of the Ludwig von Mises Institute), between 1985 and 1995 (book) 1998 The Ethics of Liberty Murray N. Rothbard This classic (first published in 1982) stands as one of the most rigorous and philosophically sophisticated expositions of the libertarian political position (book) 1999 Education Free & Compulsory Murray N. Rothbard Advanced civilizations are marked by specialization and diversity not uniformity but uniformity is the goal of compulsory education (book) 1999 Freedom in Chains James Bovard Subtitle: The rise of the state and the demise of the citizen (book) 1999 Profit Over People Noam Chomsky Subtitle: Neoliberalism and global order (book) 2000 Egalitarian as a Revolt Against Nature Murray N. Rothbard 16 essays by this influential libertarian author, first published in 1974 - but still required reading (book) 2000 5 Days That Shook the World Alexander Cockburn, Jeffrey St. Clair, Allan Sekula Subtitle: Seattle and Beyond. The Seattle protest against the WTO in late 1999, then the protest against the IMF in Washington DC in April 2000, the DNC in LA, the RNC in Philadelphia. What happened to “the freedom of speech or the right of the people peaceably to assemble?” (book) 2001 Democracy The God That Failed Hans-Hermann Hoppe Subtitle: The Economics and Politics of Monarchy, Democracy and Natural Order (book) (summary) 2002 The Clash of Fundamentalisms Tariq Ali Subtitle: Crusades, Jihads and Modernity (book) excellent historical perspective into both Islamic and Western fundamentalism 2002 Heaven on Earth: the Rise and Fall of Socialism Joshua Muravchik Chronicles failed attempts over past 200 years, with sketches of the few critical leaders each time, to create a socialist government (rather than by a grass roots endeavor) (book) 2003 The Terror Enigma Justin Raimondo 9/11 and the Israeli Connection; what did the Israelis know and when did they know it? (book) 2003 The Reformation Diarmaid MacCulloch The course of history down to our own time has been decisively shaped by this revolution in the Christian world, when politics mixed with religion to affect the states and people of Europe(book) 2003 Speaking of Liberty Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. Collection of speeches by this libertarian author given from roughly 1988 to 2003 (book) 2003 A People’s History of the United States Howard Zinn A history of the American people (book) 2004 The Good Fight Ralph Nader Declare your independence and close the democracy gap (book) 2004 Worse than Watergate John W. Dean The secret presidency of George W Bush, including the abuses of power and the ‘ends justify the means’ mentality (book) 2004 Imperial Crusades: Iraq, Afghanistan and Yugoslavia Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St Clair Subtitle: A diary of Three Wars. Chronicles the lies, agendas and carnage of these recent wars (book) 2004 The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History Thomas E Woods, Jr. Back cover: Almost everything you know about American history is wrong (book) 2004 Against Leviathan Robert Higgs Subtitle: Government Power and a Free Society (book) 2004 Language and Politics Noam Chomsky Interviews covering linguistics, politics and philosophy (book) 2005 Attention Deficit Democracy James Bovard Back cover: Bovard diagnoses a national malady - citizen apathy and increasing government control (book) 2005 Chomsky on Anarchism Noam Chomsky Collection of Chomsky (writings, talks, interviews) by Barry Pateman (book) 2006 The One Percent Doctrine Ron Suskind Subtitle: Deep inside America’s pursuit of its enemies since 9/11 (book) 2006 Conservatives Without Conscience John W. Dean Examines the conservative movement’s current inner circle of leaders, its policies and its authoritarian mind-set (book) 2006 Hubris Michael Isikoff and David Corn Subtitle: The inside story of spin, scandal and the selling of the Iraq war (book) 2006 The Republican War on Science Chris Mooney Bush 43 administration’s unwillingness to distinguish between legitimate research and ideologically driven pseudoscience (book) (a book on the book has followed, titled Looking for a Fight, available for download or purchase) 2006 The Left Hand of God Michael Lerner Subtitle: Taking back our country from the Religious Right (book) 2006 The Case for Impeachment Dave Lindorff and Barbara Olshansky Subtitle: The legal argument for removing President George W Bush from office (book) 2006 American Fascists Chris Hedges Subtitle: The Christian Right and the war on America (book) 2007 What We Say Goes Noam Chomsky and David Barsamian Subtitle: Conversations on US Power in a Changing World (book) 2007 The Shock Doctrine Naomi Klein Subtitle: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism (book) (web site) 2007 The End of America Naomi Wolf Subtitle: Letter of warning to a young patriot. (book) 2007 End Times Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St Clair Subtitle: The death of the fourth estate (book) 2008 The Dark Side Jane Mayer Subtitle: The inside story of how the war on terror turned into a war on American ideals (book) 2008 Red Hot Lies Christopher C. Horner Subtitle: How global warming alarmists use threats, fraud, and deception to keep you misinformed (book) 2008 The Ayatollah Begs to Diff Hooman Majd Subtitle: The paradox of modern Iran. Fascinating look at the politics and religion from inside Iran (book)         I have a comment about the book Democracy by Mr Hoppe. Though the book was first published in 2001 I did not read it until February 2005. It is just incredible how his prediction that a democratic republic like America will continue toward more state power and further economic and moral decay has come to pass so quickly in just those four years under the Bush administration. I read the book The Reformation over the summer of 2005. Though the book is huge, I strongly recommend it, both for understanding the events and actions of the time (1490 to 1700) and for appreciating the interaction between the Christian religions and Western life. Perhaps another upheaval of the Christian religions will occur; those that forget or ignore history might be doomed to repeat it. I read the book The Meek and the Militant a little later. It offers a different perspective on the historical analysis of the evolution of religions, including the changes in social order as well as the interaction between the state and the local religions, whether of the majority or minority. There is a constructive overlap between the two books regarding the Reformation. Here is an online book about war crimes at the direction of various Presidents: Lying For Empire by David Model (2006) I have discovered (March 2005) that many of the books and essays by Murray Rothbard are available online. Check the link to Austrian Study Guide for Murray N Rothbard. I have been able to see Noam Chomsky on CSPAN several times. Here is a link to information about many of his books. I am impressed that this site also has a multitude of his articles available online. Among the Chomsky books I have found online: Hegemony or survival : America's quest for global dominance by Noam Chomsky (2003) This page (from 2001) lists a number of interesting books: Anarcho-Capitalism: An Annotated Bibliography by Hans-Hermann Hoppe This page has links to various other sites: Online Libraries by George Giles back to the books page back to culture and religion home page. created - May 2000 last change - 02/25/2010