Read and reviewed Tim Wu's important new book on the effects of, and solutions for, economic concentration. Something both conservatives and liberals can get behind. Up the NeoBrandeisianism! (The written version of this review was first published November 18, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, [are available here](https://theworthyhouse.com/2018/11/18/book-review-the-curse-of-bigness-antitrust-in-the-new-gilded-age-tim-wu/).)

A somewhat confused exploration of how the upper-middle class accrues benefits to itself, which I use to explore more important topics, such as America's aristocracy, and how it should be changed. (The written version of this review was first published June 14, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, [are available here](https://theworthyhouse.com/2018/06/14/book-review-dream-hoarders-american-upper-middle-class-leaving-everyone-else-dust-problem-richard-v-reeves/).)

A introspective novel about near-future America, more pessimistic than I am, yet not unrealistic. The written version of this review can be found here: https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/04/05/king-of-dogs-andrew-edwards/ We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all readers to bookmark our main site: https://www.theworthyhouse.com and to subscribe for email notifications of new posts. The Worthy House does not solicit donations or other support, or have ads. You can subscribe for email notifications here: https://theworthyhouse.com/subscribe-by-email Video podcasts identical to YT are also available at Odysee and at Rumble: https://odysee.com/@TheWorthyHouse https://rumble.com/c/c-1747695 Other than at the main site, you can follow Charles here: https://x.com/TheWorthyHouse https://gab.com/TheWorthyHouse This and all Worthy House narrations are offered with accurate closed captions (not auto-generated). "When Americans think of apocalyptic futures, we usually think of the apocalypse itself, whatever that might be. We have a morbid fascination with its totalizing effect, whether asteroid strike, zombie plague or nuclear war. The truth is, however, that the worse the situation in which a man finds himself, the less he cares about the big picture, the grand sweep of things. His focus becomes narrow, granular, centered on overcoming immediate challenges and satisfying immediate needs, within his own moral framework. This reality is portrayed well in King of Dogs, a novel of the near future, set in and around Moab, Utah in a disintegrating United States." . . .

Everyone talks about conformity; Cass Sunstein tries to break it down and offer useful tools for examining the mechanisms of conformity, when it is good, and when it is bad. He even succeeds, in part.