"Democracies" are inherently despotic (see de Toqueville) and despots despise capitalism. A limited republic (lower case here) promotes equitable wealth.
A recent acquisition has (so far) been very approachable - a recommendation I got from a blog post that I can't recall..
"A Brief History of Numbers" by Leo Corry, Oxford University Press 2015. A fairly rigorous presentation from a strongly historical perspective. Excellent for this math hobbyist.
Fermat's Last Theorem is easily demonstrated using the binomial theorem - simple algebra. It is dismissed as a proof because most fail to "see" or "understand" variables - particularly mathematicians. Fermat gave us a hint as to his "demonstration" by where he wrote his comment ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diophantus_II.VIII ). The difference of two squares can - in some cases - be a square - Pythagorean triples! The difference (or sum) of two integers raised to a power greater than two - nope.
I'm 67 and love programming - all self taught. Without knowing your father let me suggest this with a caveat; there is no right way to learn something as we are each different. What works for one fails for another. Here are my suggestions. First, Python. A "class" or online course doesn't really allow for setting a personal learning pace. I found "Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science" by Zeile to be perfect for me. Second find something - a goal - to motivate the process; a website for a local charity, a payment site for a small municipal water company or for the local town office or volunteer fire company etc. Build it out with Django. And along the way build out a personal website with Pelican. Turn a Chromebook into a linux machine with GalliumOS and use only text editors - IDE's just add unneeded complexity. If you have a compelling reason to learn something - you will. When he builds something - put it on Github. It becomes his resume - along with his dialog of "the road to learning" he might post on his Pelican blog! Results trump certificates and degrees.
When you next have an opportunity for a clear view of a full moon on the horizon, turn your back to the moon, bend over, and view it from between your legs... "upside down" so to speak. Not a joke - if you've never done this - it will go a long way in explaining this "illusion"!
The is a delightfully entertaining article! Does anyone have a recommendation on the Kazuo Haga book, "Origamics"? vs David Mitchell's "Paper Crystals"? Origamics is a bit pricey... worth it?
After reading the 123 comments so far of this delightful discourse, I'm curious why no one has mentioned how we handle the immigration issue and vaccination? Does ICE check the health records or what? I guess those legally entering with visas etc are good... dare I mention illegals?
F.A. Hayek wrote in The Fatal Conceit, “the curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design.