Economics From The Heart

A brief interlude to recommend "Economics From The Heart", a collection of short Paul Samuelson columns from the 60s through the 90s. Doesn't look like it's in print, but you can get it used for cheap on Amazon. It's entertaining stuff, not just as a document of historical op-ed economics:

Billy Graham's book on angels sold well, one presumes primarily to non-angels. Intellectuals have a propensity to write books that are read only by intellectuals and therefore do not sell well. This despite the propensity of intellectuals to read books. That is all intellectuals are good for: to read, write and talk about books and ideas.