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val_halla's review against another edition
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I didn't even finish this book because there were so many errors in the introduction alone. For example, Easterbrook claims that a few centuries ago, people on each continent didn't even know the other continents existed, which is just patently untrue if you do a little research on the global communication that was present in even prehistoric times. Easterbrook also cites a statistic on military expenditures, and then in the next chapter cites exactly the same statistic, but with a slightly different number. Who was editing this thing? What really made me stop reading, though, was the author's reference to "the Arab nations," as if they are one homogenous block, and states "Dear...Arab nations: Become democracies." Because, you know, once they read this book they will certainly be able to overcome years of tyranny and institute the type of political system you recommend! Besides that, the U.S. is NOT a democracy - we are a republic - so Easterbrook's command doesn't really make sense.
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