JAMES M. STONE is CEO of the Plymouth Rock Insurance Group and former chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission under President Jimmy Carter. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University.

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A business leader and esteemed economic thinker outlines simple solutions to America's five most pressing public policy issues, from healthcare to education to inequality. America today confronts a host of urgent problems, many of them seemingly intractable, but some we are entirely capable of solving. In Five Easy Theses, James M. Stone presents specific, common-sense solutions to a handful of our most pressing challenges, showing how simple it would be to shore up Social Security, rein in an out-of-control financial sector, reduce inequality, and make healthcare and education better and more affordable. The means are right in front of us, Stone explains, in various policy options that if implemented could preserve or enhance government revenue while also channeling the national economy toward the greater good.Accessible and thought provoking, Five Easy Theses reveals that a more democratic, prosperous America is well within our reach.