Business book recommendation: ‘Glenn Beck’s Common Sense,’ by Glenn Beck

Published 4:00 pm Friday, February 12, 2010

“Glenn Beck’s Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine,” by Glenn Beck.

Recommended by John Wolcott, editor of the Snohomish County Business Journal.

“Since government interference in America’s free enterprise system is a major issue being discussed today, it makes sense to read Beck’s ‘Common Sense’ book. Just as Thomas Paine’s concise 1776 publishing of ‘Common Sense’ was a key influence in motivating citizens to revolt against Britain’s sovereign rule in their lives, Beck’s book draws parallels between those times and 2010 and the encroachments government is making that affect all of our lives and our nation’s economy. The fast-paced book succeeds in answering the question, ‘How’d we get so far away from our founding values?’”