Books by Padraig O'Malley

That is from the truly excellent Perils and Prospects of a United Ireland , by Padraig O’Malley.  Imagine a detailed, thoughtful 500 pp. book on political issues you probably don’t care all that much about — is there any better way to study politics and political reasoning?  Every page of this book offers substance.

3. Padraig O’Malley, The Two-State Delusion: Israel and Palestine — A Tale of Two Narratives .  This “substance on every page” book can be read profitably no matter what your point of view on this conflict.  It has lots of economics too, most of all a good discussion of what it would take for a Palestinian state to be economically viable.  Definitely recommended.