request for book recommendations from IP cc djf

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 13:29:52 -0500
From: Benjamin Kuipers <kuipers () cs utexas edu>
Subject: request for book recommendations from IP
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To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Cc: Benjamin Kuipers <kuipers () cs utexas edu>

Dave,

In the current flood of political books, many are really pandering to one 
side of the aisle or the other, encouraging their friends and enraging 
their foes, without helping significantly in the search for truth.  And I 
deliberately remain naive enough to believe that there might be shreds of 
truth on both sides of the aisle.

I've read and enjoyed a selection of books, mostly with liberal authors.  I 
would appreciate the recommendation of a selection of books by conservative 
authors that are worth my time to read.  It seems reasonable to exclude 
books by authors who view religious fundamentalism as a prerequisite for 
political influence, or those whose political idol is someone like Joseph 
McCarthy.

It would be nice to be able to compare intellectually responsible arguments 
on both sides, to be able to identify the core points of disagreement and, 
hopefully, even some common ground.

I would be happy to share my own opinions, but for now I'm just asking for 
recommendations.

Thanks.

Ben

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