Books mentioned by Jonathan Turley
Books Jonathan Turley has discussed or recommended across podcast appearances. Each link supports SignalCast and the indie bookshops we partner with.
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Common Sense
by Thomas Paine
“Benjamin Franklin saw potential and sent him to America, where two years later he wrote Common Sense, the first bestseller with two-thirds of Americans reading it.”
Wealth of Nations
by Adam Smith
“Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations and the Declaration of Independence both appeared in 1776. The framers immediately adopted capitalism as the essential economic system to coexist with their political theory.”
Theory of Moral Sentiments
by Adam Smith
“Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments established that markets require virtuous individual decisions, not just self-interest, to function properly and avoid societal strangulation.”