Marx's Capital; Kurt Andersen's Evil Geniuses; and...some other books
Reading Marx's Capital, I feel envious of his command over philosophy, economics and classical literature—like what kind of person has read the speeches of Isocrates or the histories of Diodorus. But on the other hand, Marx didn’t have to read Marx, so that’s where he had a major advantage over me.
The man is a powerful writer—a wonderful union of conti…
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