Comments on: Book review: The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama

By: Ranjit Mathoda

Ranjit Mathoda — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:03:13 +0000

Prof. Goolsbee has a pretty funny standup routine that’s worth checking out: http://www.politico.com/click/stories/0910/austan_goolsbee_takes_the_prize.html

By: Ranjit Mathoda

Ranjit Mathoda — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:42:37 +0000

as i recall it took me about 6 hours to read Obama's Audacity of Hope because i took notes while reading the book, and then it took me about an hour and a half to put the notes into book review form. while that may not seem like a long time a fair amount of my review just reiterates what was in my notes and i tend to not rewrite.

By: Sid

Sid — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:34:57 +0000

how long did it take you to write this?

By: Ranjit Mathoda

Ranjit Mathoda — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:30:56 +0000

Yes, Prof. Goolsbee is still Mr. Obama’s economic advisor.

By: Lee Murtha

Lee Murtha — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:13:49 +0000

I really enjoyed this well written book review. Now maybe I’ll try reading the book.

So is Austan Goolsbee still Obama’s economic advisor?

By: Fuller Ming

Fuller Ming — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:50:26 +0000

I think national politics is a very complex thing since people are generally shallow (self included) and ignore reason and logic in favor of personal desires, wants, and ambitions. (We must all learn to stand for what we honestly believe to be true, acknowledging that we could be wrong) I have not read the book, but via this review, Mr. Obama seems to balance the reality of the shallowness of the electorate with his own values and beliefs as best as anyone could and still be embraced. THANKS for this review.

By: Ranjit Mathoda

Ranjit Mathoda — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:35:18 +0000

Obama has the standard Democratic point of view on global climate change, namely that it is a danger and serious measures need to be taken with respect to it.

You can find out more about his perspective here: http://presidentialprofiles2008.org/Obama/tab1.html

I would add that Gregory Mankiw, a very smart Harvard economics professor, and an advisor to Mitt Romney, spoke highly of Obama’s understanding of the benefits and costs of different methods of environmental regulations on his blog: http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2008/01/pigou-club-watches-debates.html

By: John Nguyen

John Nguyen — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:43:09 +0000

Although I have not planned to read the book – being skeptical of book by still-active politician, your thoughtful review has certainly changed my mind.
One question: doesn’t he have a point of view about global climate change at all?
Thanks for a great post.

By: Michael Hartl

Michael Hartl — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 02:49:58 +0000

I greatly enjoyed this excellent and thorough review. Thanks!

Oh, and Happy New Year!