REVIEW: “Crude Nation: How Oil Riches Ruined Venezuela” by Raul Gallegos

Crude Nation: How Oil Riches Ruined Venezuela, by Raul Gallegos Potomac Books, ISBN: 978-1612347707 Copyright October 2016, Hardcover, 256 Pages Crude Nation brilliantly paints the reality, and comprehensively expounds the extent and implications of Venezuela’s mishandling of precious and finite oil riches, and its unpropitious economic mismanagement. The book furnishes an incredibly compelling depiction of Venezuela—a hubbub of…

REVIEW: “Europe Isn’t Working” by Larry Elliott, Dan Atkinson

Europe Isn’t Working, by Larry Elliott, Dan Atkinson Yale University Press, ISBN: 978-0300221923 Copyright August 2016, Hardcover, 320 Pages Europe Isn’t Working is a strikingly ingenious book. With its content constructed with extraordinarily penetrating analyses and strong arguments, and coupled with comprehensive explanations and lucid writing, the book adeptly furnishes a compelling case against the euro. Though an…

REVIEW: “The Price of Prosperity: Why Rich Nations Fail and How to Renew Them” by Todd G. Buchholz

The Price of Prosperity: Why Rich Nations Fail and How to Renew Them, by Todd G. Buchholz Harper, ISBN: 978-0062405708 Copyright June 2016, Hardcover, 384 Pages The Price of Prosperity is a prized gem for history and politics enthusiasts. The book is densely packed with a myriad of historically-informed perspectives and content strategically positioned to elucidate fundamental political…