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January 21, 2022June 18, 2021

Della gentilezza e del coraggio – Gianrico Carofiglio

If you still think that some of the problems of the past 6 years are things that can be worked through with conversation, then this is the book for you.

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Culture, Current Events, Journalism, Libertarianism, Non-Fiction, Politics, Sociology  0 Comments

May 14, 2021March 13, 2021

A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (And Some Bears) – Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling

Libertarianism: NOT EVEN ONCE!

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March 19, 2021July 4, 2021

Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity—and Why This Harms Everybody – Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay

This book is meant to be a critique of the newest form of post-modern philosophy, and what it ultimately morphed into.

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Capitalism, Current Events, Economics, Non-Fiction, Politics  0 Comments

October 4, 2019October 1, 2019

The War on Normal People – Andrew Yang

I’ve been concerned about the problem of automation for years, and considered a universal basic income a solution. This book is a much larger look at the issue.

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September 6, 2019April 15, 2019

The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure – Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff

“The Coddling of the American Mind” might be the next book in the series of doom-saying prophecy, or it may have some actual valid points.

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Current Events, Future, Non-Fiction, Politics, Technology  0 Comments

August 9, 2019February 26, 2019

Abundance: The Future is Better than you Think – Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kolter

The authors of this book think that everything is going to be fine, and that the future is going to be great. But to what extent are the correct?

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May 3, 2019December 9, 2018

I Can’t Breathe – Matt Taibbi

Eric Garner’s death was one of the most startling events of 2014

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Christianity, Current Events, Europe, Immigration, Islam, Non-Fiction, Politics, Religion  0 Comments

February 22, 2019December 3, 2018

The Strange Death of Europe – Douglas Murray

As you read this book you can hear the sound of someone folding tin foil into a hat.

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AI, Artificial Intelligence, Current Events, Cyberpunk, Essays, Future, Humanism, Internet, Non-Fiction, Science  0 Comments

December 28, 2018August 24, 2018

What to think about Machines that think – John Brockman

You could take a bunch of classes to find out the philosophy behind AI. This is a much cheaper shortcut

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November 2, 2018August 11, 2018

Enlightenment Now – Steven Pinker

Steven Pinker wants to prove that things are not so bad right now., and will even get better if we focus on the correct things.

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