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Continue reading →: A Tiny Book About One of History’s Biggest KillersI’ve gernally found myself drawn to books about disease. Not out of morbid curiosity but because they offer a window into both human suffering and resilience. After reading Fever 1793, The Great Influenza, and Salt Breath, a few years ago, Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green seems like anouther interesting read on a disease I…
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Continue reading →: Abundance and the Progressive DilemmaI picked up Abundance in part because nearly every podcast I follow has been enthusiastically recommending it and partially because I’ve been looking for a book that is finally self-critical of the progressive movement with respect to the things i care about, building a better world. So many books these days rattle…
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Continue reading →: The Making of a Machine: The Means of Ascent by Robert CaroThe Means of Ascent, the second volume in Robert Caro’s epic biography of Lyndon B. Johnson, covers a seemingly narrow slice of history—the years between LBJ’s failed 1941 Senate bid and his infamous victory in the 1948 Texas Senate race. But this short stretch of time is foundational for understanding…
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Continue reading →: Power, Politics, and the Echoes of History: The Path to PowerIt is difficult to read the news today without sensing that something is deeply wrong in America. Trust in our institutions is eroding, and Americans feel more divided than ever. The presidency—once viewed with reverence—has become a lightning rod for controversy, skepticism, and (for me) dispare. This is partly why…
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Continue reading →: A Childhood Rewired: Thoughts on The Anxious GenerationFew books have struck me with the relevance and urgency of The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt. It didn’t feel like I was encountering new realizations, but rather like someone had finally put data and language to something I’ve long sensed. For those of us who grew up during the…
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