I get what this book is trying to do, and for the most part it does accomplish it with competence. It is meant to make economics more accessible, and I do think it's a valuable thing to try and achieve. It begins to lose it's explanatory power right around the time it discusses the Federal Reserve, and then falls flat entirely when it goes on to discuss what can be done in the future. Take for example it's engagement with immigration which goes along the lines of "Some people say it's bad, but it isn't - it enriches our culture :)". I hoped an economics book might have more to say on the issue.