9 min read ⌚ How Thinking Like a Recovering Addict Can Heal the Country If America resembles a drug addict or any other form of an abuser, that might be a bit disturbing for most Americans. Nonetheless, it portrays an accurate profile of the political impasse that seeps into everyday life. The idea of solving this […]
Category: Politics & Society
The Fifth Risk Summary
9 min read ⌚ The general public demands professionalism in dealing with all sorts of crisis such as terrorist attacks, tsunamis, hurricanes, pandemics, etc. However, most of the calamities take a different shape, and ordinary people can barely recognize them. The capability of responding to long-term risks should be the embodiment of competence and serve as […]
Killing the SS Summary
8 min read ⌚ The Hunt for the Worst War Criminals in History We all have heard stories and legends regarding the events that shaped the world and balanced the scales after WW2. Nonetheless, we rarely come across information about operations that were considered top secret in post-war Europe. To compensate for the dearth of concrete […]
Factfulness Summary
9 min read ⌚ Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think Terrorist attacks, climate change, pollution, children dying of preventable diseases… Think that the world is worse than ever? Well, it’s time you stopped being a pessimist and become “a very serious possibilist.” What you need is […]
Why Nations Fail Summary
10 min read ⌚ The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty Some countries are rich, and others are poor. Why? Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson try to give a definite answer to these questions in their ultra-popular and heavily discussed book: Why Nations Fail. Who Should Read “Why Nations Fail”? And Why? Why Nations Fail, […]
21 Lessons for the 21st Century Summary
11 min read ⌚ Feeling unprepared for what lies ahead? Yuval Noah Harari is here to teach you 21 Lessons for the 21st Century. Who Should Read “21 Lessons for the 21st Century”? And Why? If you like Harari’s previous two books, Sapiens and Homo Deus, there’s no reason not to like this one too. You […]
Liars, Leakers, and Liberals Summary
10 min read ⌚ The Case Against the Anti-Trump Conspiracy We’ve summarized quite a few Anti-Trump books on our site in the past. And, as the Romans knew, it’s only fair that we hear the other side of the argument as well. And, if you know her, you know that not many people are as staunchly […]
Good and Mad Summary
9 min read ⌚ The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger Wondering about the origins of the #MeToo movement? Well, it’s time to learn something about the history of women’s anger and why that’s the place where girl power sits! Dear ladies – and gentlemen in the all but forgotten, literal sense of that word – we […]
Summary Thomas Hobbes
11 min read ⌚ The Matter, Form and Power of a Common-Wealth Ecclesiastical and Civil Now, that has to be one of the greatest covers of all time! A monstrous creature with the head of a man and the body of, well, three hundred smaller men, ominously waving a sword and a staff over the world. […]
The Social Contract Summary
11 min read ⌚ “Man is born free, and yet he is everywhere in chains.” Do you know where that line comes from? Well, no surprises here: of course it comes from the book we summarize below. Rousseau’s The Social Contract. Who Should Read “The Social Contract”? And Why? Too many people criticize Rousseau without having […]
