Yes, I know it's a bit late to cite this, but what the hell. I was just interested to know he blogs at http://lkmp.blogspot.com.
Here's the post in question:
My Holiday Reading List:
Capitalism and Freedom, by Milton Friedman. This is a golden oldie. I reread it this year. Apparently President Bush also read it this year — hopefully, he memorized it.Flat Tax Revolution, by Steve Forbes. Tax reform is Bush's last hope for a big-bang policy proposal. Secy. John Snow is cooking up one. I hope the president and his Treasury secretary read the Forbes book.
Churchill and America, by Martin Gilbert. Winston Churchill was ahead of his time in understanding the power behind the English-speaking nations. Gilbert connects Churchill's ideas with those of the rising nation across the pond. (For a 21st century update on this theme, read James Bennett's The Anglosphere Challenge.)
Blueprint for Action: A Future Worth Creating, by Thomas P. M. Barnett. The U.S. military in Iraq must now shift from war to peace. We were brilliant in the Iraq war, but we bungled the peace. Here's how to solve it.
The New Dealers' War: FDR and the War Within World War II, by Thomas Fleming. This is the book on why American-style socialism didn't work then and still doesn't now.
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Lincoln put all his political opponents in his Cabinet, where he befriended them and overshadowed them. Meanwhile, he somehow managed to save the Union and free the slaves. This is a great read.
Interesting collection, yes? Not books I am typically paired with, which I like.
Gotta get on his show!