policy wonk wannabe seeks reading list

[Seth Gordon]

I'd like to improve my knowledge of economic theory (both "mainstream"
and "radical").  Ideally, I'd like to be able to read the sorts of
essays that economists write when they argue with one another, so I
can make up my own mind on the issues without having to trust someone
else to pre-chew my intellectual food for me.

I would prefer original sources to textbooks, since (a) I don't need
to have material summarized and condensed enough for me to learn it in
the space of one college semester; (b) college textbook prices tend to
be stratospheric.

My background: When I was an undergrad, I majored in political science
with a minor in women's studies; the poli-sci classes I took tended to
deal with (a) political philosophy; (b) grass-roots political
movements.  I took two semesters of calculus and one semester of
statistics (I hope that's enough to handle most of the math that
appears in economics papers today).

What would y'all recommend?

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