The Tyranny Dead Ideas, Matt Miller
The Tyranny Dead Ideas, Matt Miller
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The Tyranny Dead Ideas
Revolutionary Thinking for a New Age of Prosperity

Author: Matt Miller

Narrator: Matt Miller

Unabridged: 7 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 01/20/2010


Synopsis

“Offers the most plausible way to renovate our political and policy thinking to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century.”—Joe Klein, Time

America is at a crossroads. The global economic downturn that began in 2008 has laid bare the structural weakness of our economy, putting the country through its most severe test since the Great Depression. Yet our political and business leaders have failed to prepare us because they are in the grip of a set of “dead ideas” about how a modern economy should work. Even the proponents of “change” in the Obama administration remain tentative in pushing the boundaries of the conventional wisdom.

But as Matt Miller shows in this provocative and influential analysis, the American economy will turn the corner only if we move beyond these outdated ways of thinking and recognize the ascendance of a new set of “destined ideas” that will reinvigorate our economy, our politics, and our day-to-day lives. And in a new preface, Miller shows how today’s financial crisis has finally stripped these dead ideas of their power, offering hope for a durable recovery.


About Matt Miller

Matt Miller is an in-demand narrator with a background in film and stage acting.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Barney

Well, this is it, 100 books in one year. Would it be that this book was in the top 10 of the year, or the top 50. The first half of the text, which deals with Mr. Miller's Dead Ideas, is excellent, reasoned and well argued. I found myself nodding in agreement with most of his points, especially thos......more

Goodreads review by Chris

As with any writing about economic and political policy, the author's beliefs and values influence his interpretation of history and the conclusions he draws about the current situation. I'm sure a large part of the reason I enjoyed this book so much is that I'm coming from a very similar place as M......more

Goodreads review by Matt

This was not a typical book I read and was definitely more liberal also. It discussed the following list of ideas that the author thinks are dead and need to be rethought: 1. Our kids will earn more than we do 2. Free trade is always good, no matter who gets hurt 3. Employers should be responsible for......more