First published 2008
Bagels, Barry Bonds, and Rotten Politicians
Bagels, Barry Bonds, and Rotten Politicians by Burton Blumert is available as a free PDF and EPUB download at freecapitalists.org.
- Burton Blumert
- First published
- 2008
- Format
- PDF and EPUB
- Pages
- 368
- ISBN
- 9781933550305
- Publisher
- Mises Institute
- License
- Published here by permission. The work itself reserves all rights; it is not Creative Commons.
Burton Blumert was an entrepreneur who knew not only all that there is to know about precious metals but also about politics and economics. He offers his wide-ranging insights in this funny, charming, and also learned collection of essays from many years of writing.
David Gordon finds that this book is full of insight: "Burt’s writings on politics are by no means confined to praise or condemnation of particular people. He grasps the essence of issues that most others fail to see at all."
Blumert was among the closest friends of Murray and Joey Rothbard, having helped him during in his professional life many times. You will find here fascinating stories of their life together. There are also movie reviews, fiction and non-fiction reviews, commentary on media talking heads, observations on various mass insanities, and a contrarian take on virtually all conventional wisdom.
This is an enjoyable book that helps you see the world through the eyes of an observer thoroughly steeped in the Rothbardian world view.
"As a writer, as you will see from this book, he is a talented satirist who can teach the truths of liberty and life while making you laugh out loud. Most of all, he has shown how the Mises-Rothbard dream of drawing together commerce and ideas can be achieved." Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.
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- How long is Bagels, Barry Bonds, and Rotten Politicians?
- 368 pages, 16 chapters, and about 77,121 words in the edition this archive serves.
- Is Bagels, Barry Bonds, and Rotten Politicians in the public domain?
- No. This edition is published here by permission and the work itself reserves all rights. It is free to read and download from this archive, but it is not public domain and not Creative Commons.
- Who wrote Bagels, Barry Bonds, and Rotten Politicians?
- Burton S. Blumert (1929–2009) was an American libertarian author and the co-founder and chairman of the Mises Institute. He served as the president of the Center for Libertarian Studies and the publisher of LewRockwell.com.
What's in it
16 chapters · 77,121 words · free to read here
- Copyright Page
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Let Them Eat Bagels
- 2. World War II and Other Glorious Events
- 3. Thanks A Lot, Ron Paul—My House is Now a Campaign Headquarters
- 4. I Hate Doctors—At Least, Most of Them
- 5. Gold, Gold, Gold, Gold—And More Gold
- 6. Barry Bonds Committed the Unforgiveable Sin
- 7. They Are Coming to Get Me (or Am I Paranoid?)
- 8. Are You a Threat to Liberty? Take the Blumert Test and Other Impertinent Essays
- 9. Five People in the World Understand Gold and They Have Six Different Opinions
- 10. The War Between the Sexes and Emulating “Mr. First Nighter”
- 11. Reminiscences of Murray Rothbard and Other Great Men
- Index
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