The End of Work, John Tamny
The End of Work, John Tamny
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The End of Work
Why Your Passion Can Become Your Job

Author: John Tamny

Narrator: Tom Parks

Unabridged: 4 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/07/2018


Synopsis

From the author of Popular Economics comes a surprisingly sunny projection of America's future job market.Forget the doomsday predictions of sour-faced nostalgists who say automization and globalization will take away your dream job. The job market is only going to get better and better, according to economist John Tamny, who argues in The End of Work that the greatest gift of prosperity, beyond freedom from painful want, is the existence of work that is interesting.

About John Tamny

John Tamny is the Political Economy editor at Forbes, editor of RealClearMarkets, a senior economic adviser to Toreador Research & Trading, and a senior economic fellow at Reason Foundation. He is a weekly panelist on Forbes on Fox, and his columns have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Investor's Business Daily, National Review, the Financial Times, and London’s Daily Telegraph. His first book was Popular Economics: What the Rolling Stones, Downton Abbey, and LeBron James Can Teach You about Economics. Tamny and his wife, Kendall, live in Washington, D.C.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrey on July 09, 2018

The insights about the future of work are spot-on, the examples are current and hard to argue with - especially pro gamers and 'influencers'. Author did focus too much on the intricacies of american sports - football and baseball in particular, which are not everyone's cup of tea.......more

Goodreads review by Ronald on June 20, 2018

We think, they sweat. What pains you not to be doing? Do what you love, seek your passion, etc. This advice is commonplace, but it’s more feasible the more prosperous the country you live within. North Koreans can’t make a living following their passions. But we in the USA—and other rich countries—c......more

Goodreads review by Joseph on November 09, 2022

I enjoyed Tamny's columns on RealClearMarkets and Forbes so much that I figured I'd try one of his longer works. The End of Work is a mostly rosy book about how we shouldn't fear, but rather embrace, an increasingly technological world. He posits the idea that technology and automation won't take yo......more

Goodreads review by Calhan on November 02, 2018

A very quick and enjoyable read. Tamny has some strong convictions about policy within the US and even global political economy and does a nice job outlining a clear argument with some of the following points: 1. economic progress allows for greater freedom 2. economic progress allows for greater spec......more

Goodreads review by Lyle on October 10, 2018

There were some interesting points in this book, however, there were a few turn offs as he wrote: “Justin Bieber was a 12 year old nobody.” I’m definitely not a Bieber fan, but calling a 12 year old boy a “nobody” is a little unfair and unnecessary. Another point I disagreed with was his argument th......more