Where can I go to read about some REAL facts concerning our economy?

[Lex_Luthor]

I'm tired of the slanted stuff that's presented. Just looking for some good resources to educate myself for this election.

[Great-Kazoo]

How about starting with any 401, ira, or other retirement plan you might have. Gas pump, food, or other commodity prices.

[cstone]

The best author I've ever read, who can explain economics in a clear, non-jargon filled way is Thomas Sowell.

[tmleadr03]

The best author I've ever read, who can explain economics in a clear, non-jargon filled way is Thomas Sowell.

Seriously, start here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/046502...sr=8-1&pi=SL75

One of the easiest economic writers to read. Road to Serfdom is good, but not an easy read. And for the life of me I can not read Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations.

Now for a quick and humorous lesson on the two warring philosophies Google hayek vs Friedman and watch the YouTube video. Awesome.

Snort. Posting this from my phone and noticed that auto correct capitalized Friedman but not hayek.

[Irving]

Jim, looking at prices isn't going to interpret what is, or is not going on. Lex, NPR does a pretty good job trying to deliver factual information about topics. For example, just today I heard a piece talking about the debates last night when guns were brought up. NPR is the ONLY form of media to correctly state that automatic guns are NOT illegal in the US.

[Great-Kazoo]

Jim, looking at prices isn't going to interpret what is, or is not going on. Lex, NPR does a pretty good job trying to deliver factual information about topics. For example, just today I heard a piece talking about the debates last night when guns were brought up. NPR is the ONLY form of media to correctly state that automatic guns are NOT illegal in the US.

My bad, i meant to look at your statement, see what it has not done.

[Rucker61]

I'm tired of the slanted stuff that's presented. Just looking for some good resources to educate myself for this election.

Difficult request. Even if you can take the partisanship out of it, you've got two major schools of economics who disagree with each other with regards to process, metrics, goals, etc. Although some here will disagree, I'd look at the .gov metrics, the Wall Street Journal, the Economist and the Christian Science Monitor.

[Bailey Guns]

Yeah...WSJ.

[Teufelhund]

Bureau of Labor Statistics has actual numbers for economic factors.

http://www.bls.gov/home.htm

[ChunkyMonkey]

Bureau of Labor Statistics has actual numbers for economic factors.

http://www.bls.gov/home.htm

Yeah.. until one state didn't report its monthly unemployment rate.