It’s been stated that most people develop their core values and political beliefs quite early, and rarely switch those views as they travel through life.
From time to time, we come upon something remarkable in its ability to challenge our core beliefs and change our perspectives, allowing us to see the world through sunglasses of a different color.
I recently read the novel, Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand and would highly recommend for the thoughtful way it challenges some of our core assumptions about the role of government and the free market -- as well as its great story. It has fundamentally changed the way I view many current affairs.
In a similar vein, a friend sent me The Bottomless Well - The Twilight of Fuel, The Virtue of Waste, and Why We Will Never Run Out of Energy, by Peter Huber and Mark Mills. The title represents the very opposite of the the beliefs I hold today, and I look forward to seeing the value of their argument.


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