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The Right Side of History Summary

The Right Side of History Summary

17 min read ⌚ How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great The West is special. Want to learn why? Ben Shapiro explains in: The Right Side of History. Who Should Read “The Right Side of History”? And Why? The Right Side of History is precisely that—in at least one meaning of the word. It […]

Biased Summary

Biased Summary

16 min read ⌚ Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice that Shapes What We See, Think, and Do Racism is still a serious problem in the United States – even in the 21st century. The problem, it seems, is the way our human nature evolved.  As Jennifer L. Eberhardt demonstrates, you don’t have to be racist to be: […]

Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be Summary

Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be Summary

11 min read ⌚ An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania  Want your kid to be admitted to Yale or Stanford? Well, let’s face it: chances are he or she probably won’t be.  Frank Bruni explains why – and why this is not at all a big deal. The title is the message: Where You Go […]

Between the World and Me Summary

Between the World and Me Summary

11 min read ⌚ Ta-Nehisi Coates is widely regarded as “the single best writer on the subject of race in the United States.” And Toni Morrison says that this book-length letter from him to his son is “required reading.” Should we say more? Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you the summary of: Between the World […]

Fear Summary

Fear Summary

14 min read ⌚ Trump in the White House More than four decades ago, Bob Woodward, perhaps America’s greatest investigative journalist, almost singlehandedly took down one president. Now, he seems to be back for another. Join us as we take a look with him at the inner workings of the fairly dysfunctional Trump administration. As you’ll […]

Just Mercy Summary

Just Mercy Summary

12 min read ⌚ A Story of Justice and Redemption In a March 2012 TED Talk, Bryan Stevenson—USA’s Mandela—reminded the world that, instead of believing everything is right with the world, it needed to talk about injustice and start doing something about it.  In retrospect, it sounds as if he was preparing the ground for the […]

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