One author's take on the world: book reviews, essays and more. http://www.spencermclean.com/ Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:02:14 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:19:58 In Matthew B. Crawford's Shop Class as Soulcraft, the blending together of government policies, cheap money in the form of credit, and changing social mores have created fertile ground for the pestilent spread of the management class over that most noble of endangered breeds, the Tradesman. Modern America, Crawford argues, has not only been negligent in its failure to nurture manufacturing as a species of the American economy, it has looked the other way while paper-pushing Managers overwhelmed the workforce. http://spencermclean.com/soulcraft.html Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:33:11 Welcome to my RSS feed. Each week, I'll be posting essays, book reviews and reading lists, while keeping you up-to-date on the happenings in my world. New essays will appear on Mondays, new book reviews on Wednesdays, and a full round-up of that week's reads on Fridays. Each month, I'll post a new short story for your enjoyment. Finally, any news about me, sightings in the media... You'll know all about it. Thanks for your interest and I hope you enjoy. http://www.spencermclean.com/link.htm 1102345 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 09:00:00 -0400