Books that influenced me

[Paul Melman]

Thought I'd share some of the ideas that influenced my thinking on the subject of political systems and incentives. 

Theory:

The Dictator's Handbook by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith

Seeing Like a State by James C. Scott

Meditations on Moloch by Scott Alexander - not a book

Praxis:

The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements by Eric Hoffer - great read, short book about the history of mass movements

Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition by Okrent, Daniel - a history of the prohibition movement with lots of info about how they did activism and lobbying

Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist by Judy Heumann - just read this recently for a book club, an interesting perspective on the disability rights movement. An interesting contrast from the prohibition movement.

This is by no means an exhaustive list, just some of the first ones that came to mind.

[Clay S]

for me:

gaming the vote (i'm in it tho, LOL)

the selfish gene

how minds change

what's our problem (by tim urban)

i should read seeing like a state because everyone mentions it all the time. the others i'll see if i can find in audiobook format on spotify. thanks.

and welcome to the team!

clay