trish tenanty

If you enjoy reading about how a mathematical, amoral genius becomes Uber wealthy, isolated in his work, unable to participate in any meaningful relationship and then dies, this may an interesting read. It is written in a dry, declarative style, so has a tendency to be boring. Book 1 finally ends, only to be followed by a conservative financier’s view on life and finance. Skipped many pages in Book 1, cursorily looked through Book 2. It was not a total waste due to the descriptions of the 1929 crash and early psychiatric treatments, but I came away feeling like I was involuntarily subjected to the world of amoral finance.

I accept the book is based on facts. As a lawyer, I am familiar with how facts can be used to paint one true picture while other, omitted facts can paint a different, but equally true picture. I have witnessed both the corporate democratic elites and the Republican elites ( both in media and in politics) be bought and paid for by the lobbyists for the Uber wealthy as well as the big banks, big pharma and other corporate interests. The Reagan tax cuts followed by the Bush tax cuts, followed by the 3 TRILLION dollar Trump tax cut is the best evidence of these elites’ protection of big money. Pay attention to what they do, not what they say. As a senior, I have witnessed the decimation of the middle class. Wage earners can no longer afford decent housing, necessary medical care or education. Should,nt we be focusing on real solutions instead of assigning one party all the guilt? That technique is simply one colluder deflecting blame onto an opposing colluder.