Ridley's The Rational Optimist -- How Prosperity Evolves

A good friend just sent me this book (not yet read) critiqued here by Steven Malanga of the City Journal.  This should be an interesting read particularly given the hard times and rather gloomy prospects before us as we try to figure out how to unwind the ridiculous government debt and out-of-control bureaucracy that stifles and frustrates free market capitalism.