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John Hively

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Business & Investing, Young Adult

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Thorstein Veblen, Gunnar Myrdal, John Kenneth Galbraith, D.H. McHale, ...more

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John Hively is the author of "The Rigged Game: Corporate America and a People Betrayed," and Owen Beckett: Guardian of the Book of Magic.

Owen Beckett is a YA fantasy novel. The Rigged Game is nonfiction which shows the political and economic mechanics of how income and wealth are redistributed from working people to the rich. Hively does this by showing how all recessions begin in the financial market."The Rigged Game" has been largely ignored by the mainstream press, but it has gotten outstanding reviews from several sources, include the academic journal, The Journal of Economic Issues.

Hively has predicted the coming of every recession since 1989. ...more

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Supreme Court Fantasy Stories and Their Constitutional Violations

Fantasy writers create rules when world-building. The rules limit what can occur within the imaginary world they build. J.R.R. Tolkien and J.K. Rowling have been among the best fantasy writers. Supreme Court justices have also crafted fantasy stories throughout its history.

The world-building rules vary among authors. For example, in Rowling’s Harry Potter books, magic wands choose their wizard

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John Hively rated a book really liked it The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Good book, worth a read.
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John Hively rated a book really liked it Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin's Snuff Box to Citizens United by Zephyr Teachout	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Kind of boring, but informative book. Basically, the author tries to define corruption throughout history without coming to a conclusion.
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John Hively rated a book it was amazing The Court Years, 1939-1975: The Autobiography of William O. Douglas by William O. Douglas	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The Supreme Court Injustices have always written fantasy stories to cover up their rulings that violate the Constitution. The exception to this history was the years 1938 to 1969, most of which included Associate Justice William O. Douglas. He was on ...more
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John Hively rated a book it was amazing An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1) by Rick Atkinson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Great book, splendidly researched and written.
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John Hively rated a book really liked it Stardust by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nice plot, well written.
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John Hively rated a book really liked it Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media by Edward S. Herman	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Tough to read, not every entertaining, but extremely informative, and worth every minute of your time.
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John Hively rated a book really liked it The Thinking Heart: On Israel and Palestine by David Grossman	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Excellent series on the Israeli peace movement, which apparently exists in Israel.
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John Hively rated a book really liked it The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This book is a fun, easy read.
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John Hively rated a book liked it On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
"On Tyranny" provides us with a history of the development of tyranny and is a good short read. However, on reading this book, several thoughts occur. One is that Trump is the ultimate tyrant, a tool of Putin, in Snyder's eyes. So, it's an anti-Trump ...more
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John Hively rated a book really liked it The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917–2017 by Rashid Khalidi	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This books shows how we as US citizens and residents have been propagandized by the US news media, and the oligarchy, into supporting Israel against the indigenous people of Palestine. Every American citizen should read this book.
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