stuart george gilder is the author of the israel test how enriches and challenges the world. he spent a few minutes here with us about tv. >> guest: thank you so much, peter. ♪ [background noises] sue went german author german book publisher 28 books. twenty-nine the 29th of book is this why did you choose to write. >> first of all he makes economic freedom from the heritage foundation. it's ranking every year how free country.t to compare different countries that compare over time. you will find no other country than pull it poland in vietnam increase so much over the last decades. i will give you an example. the united states has the worst ranking 1995. if you compared to 99. at the same time. curious to find out more about this country and what other peopletn know. the first country in the world all african countries first and only thete war of the united states but with france, japan, china, what was not destroyed by the war it was destroyed by the bad economy. they came out seeing the first country in the world in 1990. they started free market. prophecy of the economy f

no, that's george gilder you say that the israelis is also a book about philosophy. what do you mean? well, my my favorite chapter probably is on john von. no, i'm and john von was the originator of information theory, but when von and he was also one of the key figures in, the manhattan project, which saved america during the second world war. but john norman started as an ally of hilbert, who believed in a determine mathematical model of the universe and von neumann and heard kurt gertz, i'll just give good charles proofs back in 1931 and girdles show that no intellectual system, no conceptual system can actually can function without proposition outside the system that can't be reduced to the system and von neumann was hilbert's chief ally in trying to reduce all science to a single mathematical scheme. and he realized that girdles prove girdle was 20 years old when he offered that no one, no one in the room really understood its significance except von neumann and von neumann abandoned the hilbert scheme. that was his life pursued and this and decided that distrib

. >> joining us on bookon tv is george gilder. he has been a frequent guest of ours. mr. gilder you have a written, what 50 books? one hundred i presented them on economics is that a fair assessment? >> 21 books probably depending upon how you interpret it. >> all on economics? >> sexual suicide it was about sex i got interested in money later and then move down to technology and most of my books have been about technology. technology, money, crypto currency and i think you interviewed me with life at google. >> several times put your most recent book how would you describe the israel test cap israel's genius enriches a challenge as the world? what category would you put this book in? >> it is history. it is a philosophy. it is major capitalism. it's the sources of our superabundance. it's the israel test of the new addition isro introduced by dens prager. his prager university per university is how do you respond to people who expel you and success achievement, wealth, intellect, do you envy them? hate them and do you feel they somehow diminish you? or do you emulate the

the arabs of israel george gilder is the author of the israel test how israel's genius enriches and challenges the world. and he's spent a few minutes with us here on book tv. thank you he the few minutes with a serum booktv. >> thank you so much peter. carlie rose is a book author and news editor, 20 books, 29. the 29th book is this vietnam, poland and the origins of poverty and why did you choose vietnam and poland to ride about this? >> first of all its economic freedom. it's ranking how our country is. we compared different countries and compare our times. there is no other country that has increased so much over the last decade. i'll give you an example. united states they have the worst ranking since 1995. we need to find out more about this country and what people don'tkn know. we are the first country in the world of all countries. not only the world. united states with france japan china and what wasn't destroyed by the war was destroyed by the economy so they came out the the world in in 1990 but they are smart people. this is amazing. the number of people living in poverty decreased

. >> and now joining us on booktv is george gilder, he has been a frequent guest of ours. mr. gilder, you have written, what, 50 books, 100% of them on economics, is that a fair assessment? >> no. 21 books, probably, depending depending on how you interpret the additions and all. >> all on economic -- >> sexual suicide. it was about sex and i got interested in money later and then moved on to technology. and most of my books have been about technology, the mixture of technology in money and cryptocurrencies and life after google. i think you interviewed me about life after google. >> several times. your most recent book, how would you describe "the israel test: how israel's genius enriches and challenges the world"? >> well, it's history. it's philosophy. it's the nature of capitalism. it's the sources of our superabundance. it's -- "the israel test," the new addition is introduced by dennis prager, and dennis has prager university and they have an

no, that's george gilder you say that the israelis is also a book about philosophy. what do you mean? well, my my favorite chapter probably is on john von. no, i'm and john von was the originator of information theory, but when von and he was also one of the key figures in, the manhattan project, which saved america during the second world war. but john norman started as an ally of hilbert, who believed in a determine mathematical model of the universe and von neumann and heard kurt gertz, i'll just give good charles proofs back in 1931 and girdles show that no intellectual system, no conceptual system can actually can function without proposition outside the system that can't be reduced to the system and von neumann was hilbert's chief ally in trying to reduce all science to a single mathematical scheme. and he realized that girdles prove girdle was 20 years old when he offered that no one, no one in the room really understood its significance except von neumann and von neumann abandoned the hilbert scheme. that was his life pursued and this and decided that distrib