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Biography, History, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Politics  0 Comments

November 26, 2021May 29, 2021

Long Walk to Freedom – Nelson Mandela

Some people really have earned the status of hero when we consider history.

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Comics, Economics, History, Non-Fiction, Politics  0 Comments

October 1, 2021May 20, 2021

Economix – Michael Goodwin and Dan E. Burr

Want to understand the economy? Look elsewhere. Want to understand economic history? This may help.

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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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Current Events, Identity politics, Non-Fiction, Politics  0 Comments

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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Non-Fiction, Politics  0 Comments

November 13, 2020November 5, 2020

Pity the Billionaire: The Hard-Times Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right – Thomas Frank

Have certain aspects of the past few year’s political climate not made much sense to you? You are not alone.

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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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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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Atheism, Culture, Humanism, Non-Fiction, Politics, Religion  0 Comments

July 26, 2019January 29, 2019

What is Secular Humanism? – Paul Kurtz

I’ve noticed a problem; anyone can join a movement. People nowadays seem to be big on labels, and the problem

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Current Events, Non-Fiction, Politics  0 Comments

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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