……支持游说者的计划。大部分这种事都是明摆着干的——提着装满现金的箱子到处送钱的时代已经过去了（不过如果你想了解那段时期，可以去读读卡洛的《掌控参议院》[Master of the Senate]）。捐款的数额并不算天文数字，但在竞选里，每一分钱都有帮助。这笔钱足以让国会议员在力所能及的范围内想方设法去帮游说者。最终的结果就是……
…support the lobbyists' plan. Most of this happens right out in the open - the days of passing around suit cases full of cash are over (although if you want to read about those times check out Caro's Master of the Senate). The amount of the contributions is not enormous, but in an election every bit helps. It's enough money that the Congressman will try to find away to help the lobbyist if he can. The end result is…
虚构类：《小小小小的火》[A Little Life]，虽然不是讲科技的，但视角非常令人大开眼界，我以前从没读过这种。在芝加哥高架地铁（El）上读哭过两次。非虚构类：罗布·卡洛的《掌控参议院》。林登·约翰逊在参议院的岁月（1949-1960），历史背景和细节极其丰富。卡洛以擅长写权力和掌权者如何运用权力而著称，而且……
Fiction: A Little Life, not about technology but a very eye-opening set of perspectives I've never read before. Cried on the El twice while reading it. Nonfiction: Master of the Senate by Rob Caro. Lyndon Johnson's years in the senate (1949-1960) with an incredibly rich historical backdrop and detail. Caro is known for writing about power and how powerful people have wielded it, and…
……人类社会 - 《悬崖边缘：存在主义危机与人类的未来》[The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity] - 《脆弱的力量》[Daring Greatly] - 《弗兰妮与祖伊》[Franny and Zooey] - 《掌控参议院》[Master of the Senate] - 《阿特拉斯耸耸肩》[Atlas Shrugged] - 《看见成效的国家》[Seeing Like a State] - 《注定一战：中美能逃避修昔底德陷阱吗？》[Destined for War] - 《银河系漫游指南》……
…Human Societies - The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity - Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead - Franny and Zooey - Master of the Senate - Atlas Shrugged - Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed - Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap? - The Hitchhiker's Guide…
……太棒了。在大概 20 个不同维度（技术、领导力、地理、飞机等）对比了参战各国，并指出了谁更强以及为什么。同样非常棒的还有：* 让·爱德华·史密斯的《富兰克林·罗斯福》[FDR] * 罗伯特·A·卡洛的《掌控参议院》 * 迈克尔·金的《企鹅新西兰史》[The Penguin History of New Zealand] * 罗伯特·卡洛的《林登·约翰逊传 2：崛起手段》[Means of Ascent] * 《疯狂的麦克斯：狂暴之路的狂野真实故事》[Blood, Sweat & Chrome]……
…amazing. Compares the countries fighting in around 20 different areas (technology, leadership, geography, aircraft) and says who is better and why. Also very good: * FDR by Jean Edward Smith * Master of the Senate by Robert A. Caro * The Penguin History of New Zealand by Michael King * The years of Lyndon Johnson 2 – Means of Ascent by Robert Caro * Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad…
…ludicrous); it just wasn't even considered as a rational tactic. (For more on the circumstances of this, I would recommend reading Caro's excellent biography of Lyndon Johnson: specifically the third volume "Master of the Senate," where he discusses in depth the South's effectiveness at stopping bills from coming to a vote circa 1957). As for cloture, in its original incarnation (remember, this was only quite recently: 1917)…
…(except for giving them leases on Federal land) increases costs. A great resource to learn about the early days of this phenomenon is Robert Caro's series of biographies of Lyndon Johnson -- particularly "Master of the Senate".
……支持游说者的计划。大部分这种事都是明摆着干的——提着装满现金的箱子到处送钱的时代已经过去了（不过如果你想了解那段时期，可以去读读卡洛的《掌控参议院》[Master of the Senate]）。捐款的数额并不算天文数字，但在竞选里，每一分钱都有帮助。这笔钱足以让国会议员在力所能及的范围内想方设法去帮游说者。最终的结果就是……
…support the lobbyists' plan. Most of this happens right out in the open - the days of passing around suit cases full of cash are over (although if you want to read about those times check out Caro's Master of the Senate). The amount of the contributions is not enormous, but in an election every bit helps. It's enough money that the Congressman will try to find away to help the lobbyist if he can. The end result is…
虚构类：《小小小小的火》[A Little Life]，虽然不是讲科技的，但视角非常令人大开眼界，我以前从没读过这种。在芝加哥高架地铁（El）上读哭过两次。非虚构类：罗布·卡洛的《掌控参议院》。林登·约翰逊在参议院的岁月（1949-1960），历史背景和细节极其丰富。卡洛以擅长写权力和掌权者如何运用权力而著称，而且……
Fiction: A Little Life, not about technology but a very eye-opening set of perspectives I've never read before. Cried on the El twice while reading it. Nonfiction: Master of the Senate by Rob Caro. Lyndon Johnson's years in the senate (1949-1960) with an incredibly rich historical backdrop and detail. Caro is known for writing about power and how powerful people have wielded it, and…
……人类社会 - 《悬崖边缘：存在主义危机与人类的未来》[The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity] - 《脆弱的力量》[Daring Greatly] - 《弗兰妮与祖伊》[Franny and Zooey] - 《掌控参议院》[Master of the Senate] - 《阿特拉斯耸耸肩》[Atlas Shrugged] - 《看见成效的国家》[Seeing Like a State] - 《注定一战：中美能逃避修昔底德陷阱吗？》[Destined for War] - 《银河系漫游指南》……
…Human Societies - The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity - Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead - Franny and Zooey - Master of the Senate - Atlas Shrugged - Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed - Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap? - The Hitchhiker's Guide…
……太棒了。在大概 20 个不同维度（技术、领导力、地理、飞机等）对比了参战各国，并指出了谁更强以及为什么。同样非常棒的还有：* 让·爱德华·史密斯的《富兰克林·罗斯福》[FDR] * 罗伯特·A·卡洛的《掌控参议院》 * 迈克尔·金的《企鹅新西兰史》[The Penguin History of New Zealand] * 罗伯特·卡洛的《林登·约翰逊传 2：崛起手段》[Means of Ascent] * 《疯狂的麦克斯：狂暴之路的狂野真实故事》[Blood, Sweat & Chrome]……
…amazing. Compares the countries fighting in around 20 different areas (technology, leadership, geography, aircraft) and says who is better and why. Also very good: * FDR by Jean Edward Smith * Master of the Senate by Robert A. Caro * The Penguin History of New Zealand by Michael King * The years of Lyndon Johnson 2 – Means of Ascent by Robert Caro * Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad…
……荒谬）；这招在当时根本没被当成理性的策略。（关于这方面的更多背景，我建议读读卡洛写的那部绝佳的林登·约翰逊传记：特别是第三卷《掌控参议院》，他在书中深入探讨了 1957 年前后南方势力在阻挠法案进入表决方面的惊人能力）。至于辩论终结程序（cloture），在其最初设立的形式下（记住，这其实是很晚近的事：1917 年）……
…ludicrous); it just wasn't even considered as a rational tactic. (For more on the circumstances of this, I would recommend reading Caro's excellent biography of Lyndon Johnson: specifically the third volume "Master of the Senate," where he discusses in depth the South's effectiveness at stopping bills from coming to a vote circa 1957). As for cloture, in its original incarnation (remember, this was only quite recently: 1917)…
……（除了给他们在联邦土地上的租赁权之外）会推高成本。想了解这种现象早期历史的话，极好的资源是罗伯特·卡洛的林登·约翰逊系列传记——特别是《掌控参议院》那一本。
…(except for giving them leases on Federal land) increases costs. A great resource to learn about the early days of this phenomenon is Robert Caro's series of biographies of Lyndon Johnson -- particularly "Master of the Senate".