Basic Economics

Why it’s on the list: Sowell’s economics without graphs or equations — prices as information, incentives and the consequences nobody intended — argued from a firmly free-market position.

Where I heard about it

• On Jay’s investing reading list — a Google Sheet of 92 books by discipline, saved in Kyle’s Roam notes on April 15th, 2020 (Jay’s Investing Reading List). Jay’s reason: “Clear overview of econ”
• A reply to @SpencrGreenberg — named in answer to his question “What non-fiction book taught you the most about how the world (or how humanity or society) really works?” in a thread on X, June 2025.
• Brendan McCord — on his Philosopher-Entrepreneur Reading List, under Foundations of Modern Economics, March 2026.

Connections

• A question for you — What non-fiction… (tweet) — the saved thread this recommendation came from.
• Economics · Institutions · People Over Politics — where this sits in the corpus.