“Angus Deaton has written a wonderful book, The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality. . . . Deaton's book is a magisterial overview of health, income, and wealth from the industrial revolution to the present, taking in countries poor and rich. Not just jargon-free but equation-free, the book is written with a beautifully lucid style. . . . [P]owerfully argued and convincing.” BookCountryWealthPoorRichWonderfulWrittenStyleRevolutionIncomeInequalityEquationsConvincingIndustrial RevolutionJargonHealth WealthOverviewGreat Escape Author:Michael Marmot
“Western Civilization has been in a state of decline since the Edwardian age, say 1910. That was the height of Greco-Roman European civilization. Then there was the First World War. That was the beginning of the end. That civilization has been in a decline ever since. But from the American triumphalist point of view our wonderful electronic revolution is really the forefront of an ongoing wonderful civilization.” WorldWarAgeWonderfulRevolutionWesternPoint Of ViewWar Of The WorldsFirst World War Author:Lawrence Ferlinghetti
“People have tried all kinds of ways to fix things, like electing Obama and having a debate about decreasing the power of corporations. Then the Supreme Court gives them personhood with the Citizens United decision. You realize that no matter what you do, who you elect, how wonderful your article is, how eloquently you speak on CNN, none of it will make a difference. Ultimately, the only choice is a revolution that pulls off a soft regime change.” PeopleGivingKindChoicesSpeakRealizingDecisionWonderfulRevolutionDebateAll KindsMaking A DifferenceSupreme Court Author:Kalle Lasn
“Ever since Marx, leftists have known that the simplest way to controlling a country is via education, the news industry, and health care. If you, as a leader or as a member of a leadership organization can succeed in taking over those three things where only kids, young people, only learn what you want them to learn, they learn how horrible freedom is, how unfair capitalism is, how mean-spirited, all of this, how wonderful equality and egalitarian is. Whenever there is a communist invasion or revolution, the news outlets are the first things seized and then the schools and then health care.” PeopleCountryCareKidsSchoolLeaderWonderfulRevolutionSucceedCapitalismHorribleHealth CareCommunistUnfair Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I think America is really well-positioned, because we do train people to be creative and sometimes resist authority, which helps in being an innovator. I think you're going to see for the next phase of the revolution all sorts of wonderful ways of connecting art and literature and journalism into new forms of digital expression.” PeopleThinkingArtSometimesHelpingLiteratureCreativeWonderfulRevolutionAuthorityTrainJournalismBe Creative Author:Walter Isaacson