Freedom Reading Room

Below are books we have read, or are reading. With each, we jot down a short summary. Each has a link to where you can buy this book. Yes, each link is an affiliate link, which means if you buy it, we get a few pennies from the sale. It doesn't cost you any extra and it helps us out, a little.

Dive into the gripping world of international ecocomics through American lawyer, investment banker, media commentator, and author, James G. Rickards's expertise and thought-provoking insights. 

The bestselling author of The Death of Money and Currency Wars reveals the global elites' dark effort to hide a coming catastrophe from investors in The Road to Ruin, now a National Bestseller. 

Aftermath

Financial expert, investment advisor and New York Times bestselling author James Rickards shows why and how global financial markets are being artificially inflated--and what smart investors can do to protect their assets  

When Your Cave Goes Dark a Solar Powered Generator Can Make All the Difference

This is not a book. It is an ad for something that may help you survive a disaster.

Godvernment: Government as God

When you replace God with Government as your Savior you get Godvernment. Idolatry for the 21st Century.

COVID-19: The Great Reset by Klaus Schwab and Therry Malleret

The published plan of those who want to cast aside our established liberties in favor of one world government.

Money and the Rule of Law by Peter J Boettke and co.

Without the rule of law, the value of money disappears

The 5000 Year Leap by W Cleon Skousen

A masterful explanation of just how different and revolutionary are the founding documents of the USA


Debt: The First 5000 Years by David Graeber 

A fascinating view of credit instead of money as a key driver of economic history

Uncle Sam's Plantation: How Big Government Enslaves America's Poor and What We Can Do About It by Star Parker

A powerful indictment of the rascist oppression of blacks embodied by the welfare state

The Woke Supremacy: An Anti-Socialist Manifest by Evan Sayet

An honest look at 'democratic socialism'

The Abolition of Man by CS Lewis

a powerful explanation of why we can never create a better human being through the efforts of human intellect and science.

The Moral Landscape by Sam Harris

An atheist explains that it is possible to identify absolute right and absolute wrong. A total, logical, and scientific refutation of 'situational ethics."

The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison

The Founding Fathers original debates over the perils and advantages of our Constitution.

The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx

The orginal handbook of those on the left. It is suprisingly revealing of what they are doing today.

The Citizen’s Constitution by Seth Lipinsky

Gives a very solid understanding of why the parts of the Constitution exist and what they mean for us and for the founders.

A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles by Thomas Sowell

If you can't understand the thinking on the left or the right, this book explains both.

The Prince by Nicolo Machiavelli

Understanding how those in power use power.

Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto

A succinct description of conservative principles

The Constitution of Religious Freedom: God, Politics, and the First Amendment – by Dennis Goldford

Consider the First Amendment. The founding fathers' words, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,"

The Reason Revolution: Atheism, Secular Humanism, and the Collapse of Religion - 

A free Kindle ebook, written by a secular humanist purporting to refute the foundations of religion.

Lectures on Faith – by Joseph Smith Jr.

A straightforward explanation of the basis of faith in God and how faith drives the action of all intelligent beings.

Freedom from Religion – by Noel McGivern

The view of secular humanism and "anti-religion." However, atheism is its own religion, it just puts human reason in the role of deity.

Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky

A chilling view into the methods people on the left continue to use to undermine our constitutional republic and overthrow our freedoms.

50 Core American Documents: Required Reading for Students, Teachers, and Citizens . Burkett, Christopher. 

Ashbrook Press. Kindle Edition.

So far, I have read these parts of this:

a. Declaration of Independence

b. Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments

c.  Constitution of the United States

d. Various of the Federalist Papers

e. Bill of Rights

The New World by Winston Churchill

a well written exploration of history

The Age of Revolution by Winston Churchill

a well written exploration of history

Democracy in America by  Alexis de Tocqueville (Author), Henry Reeve (Translator)

A contemporary view of America as it emerged from the Revolutionary War from the perspective of a foreigner

The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

The foundational elucidation of the principles and operations of capitalism

The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve by G Edward Griffin , Peter Klimon, et al

A real-life conspiracy to give a private consortium of bankers an incredible amount of economic power, which persists today.

The Science of Power, by Benjamin Kidd

Understanding power and how it is used helps to understand politics, business, communities, and human nature

Dueling Populisms by Victor Davis Hanson

a report from the Hoover Foundation highlighting and explaining two key philosophies driving our society today

The History of Socialism and Capitalism by Niall Ferguson and Victor Davis Hanson

a report from the Hoover Foundation explaining two key economic drivers of our world

The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity, by Carlo M Cipolla

Stupidity authoritatively and delightfully defined.

Free to Choose by Milton Friedman

Economics for non-economists

The Dying Citizen by Victor Davis Hanson

The attack on constitutional freedoms

Unfreedom of the Press by Mark R Levin

Behind the headlines, a real-life conspiracy to repress unpopular views.

Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death, by Patrick Henry

The immortal words of a great patriot on the eve of a revolution that changed the world

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond

Exploring key drivers behind the history of the world

1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann 

Before Columbus arrived it wasn't all rainbows and butterflies.

A Short History of the Chinese by Mary A Nourse

A primer to begin to understand the pre-modern past of China

An Incomplete Education by Judy Jones and William Wilson

Lots of key facts and tidbits that you should know, and probably don't.

The Handy History Answer Book edited by Rebecca Nelson

A fun, short primer on important and impactful events in history.

Words of Our Nation: A Reader for Americans edited by John Gabriel Hunt

Important founding documents to understand the political foundations of the USA

Post-Capitalist Society by Peter Drucker

If communism means that the workers own the means of production, then the USA is the most successful communist nation in the world.

Walden and Other Writings by Henry David Thoreau

'The best government is that which governs least' and 'for every one man hacking at the roots of evil there are an hundred hacking at the leaves.'

1984 by George Orwell

The paternalistic version of socialism where words have no fixed meaning and gaslighting is just the way government keeps people in line.

Animal Farm by George Orwell

A novel that readily shows why and how the current administration continues to blame all their failings on the former political administration or the opposition.

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

The ultimate end of the "nanny state" version of socialism.

The Adult Learner by Malcolm Knowles, Malcolm S Knowles, Elwood F. Holton III, Richard A Swanson, and Richard Swanson

Adults learn differently than children. Adults first need to know why something is important and then how it relates to what they already know.

Myths to Live By: The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell by Joseph Campbell

Using myths and archetypes helps us overcome the difficulties of life

Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

A novel about a world where books are illegal and subversive