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Category Archives: George Gilder
The Life of George Gilder
In the summer of 2002, a reporter named Gary Rivlin drove to Great Barrington, Massachusetts, to interview the man who had been, two years earlier, the most influential stock tout in America. George Gilder (b. 1939) sat in his office … Continue reading
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The Predator
As I walked the mean streets of Pico-Robertson today, I felt weak, tired and vulnerable. I was exhausted. I didn’t want to talk to anyone. I just wanted to run my errands, to pick up my groceries, and to retreat … Continue reading
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Tagged game theory, George Gilder, holy days, orthodox judaism, rational policy
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Author George Gilder Speaks About His New Book ‘The Israel Test’
6 pm. Jan. 12. 2010. Skirball lobby. George Gilder paces nervously. A man promises to get him a cup of coffee. George walks off and drinks some cold water. “Now’s my chance,” I think. I summon my courage and I … Continue reading
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Israel, Capitalism, And Human Excellence: An Interview with Author George Gilder
From The Jewish Press: George Gilder’s latest book, The Israel Test (Vigilante Books), is so unabashedly pro-Jewish and pro-Israel that it would make many Jews blush. In the book (an excerpt of which was featured as the front-page essay in … Continue reading
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Tagged George Gilder, gilder technology report, growth of nations, harvard university, nelson rockefeller, wealth and poverty
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