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Jews Don't Count
by David Baddiel • 2021
When progressives list the oppressed, Jews get left off. A progressive insider asks why.
4.19
13k+
Jews Don't Count Summary
Jews Don't Count 89%
When progressives list the oppressed, Jews get left off. A progressive insider asks why.
by David Baddiel 2021
4.19
13k+ ratings
The Reality Bubble
by Ziya Tong • 2019
You see 0.0035% of the light spectrum. The remaining 99.9965% hides how the world really works.
4.18
1k+
The Reality Bubble Summary
The Reality Bubble 88%
You see 0.0035% of the light spectrum. The remaining 99.9965% hides how the world really works.
by Ziya Tong 2019
4.18
1k+ ratings
The Submerged State
by Suzanne Mettler • 2011
Half of Americans who use government programs say they never have. That gap is no accident.
3.88
267
The Submerged State Summary
The Submerged State 88%
Half of Americans who use government programs say they never have. That gap is no accident.
by Suzanne Mettler 2011
3.88
267 ratings
The Constitution of Knowledge
by Jonathan Rauch • 2021
Two invisible rules keep society tethered to reality. Both are being dismantled.
4.25
2k+
The Constitution of Knowledge Summary
The Constitution of Knowledge 87%
Two invisible rules keep society tethered to reality. Both are being dismantled.
by Jonathan Rauch 2021
4.25
2k+ ratings
Why Nothing Works
by Marc J. Dunkelman • 2025
Progressivism has two souls: one builds, one stops. The stopper won, so nothing gets built.
3.79
1k+
Why Nothing Works Summary
Why Nothing Works 87%
Progressivism has two souls: one builds, one stops. The stopper won, so nothing gets built.
by Marc J. Dunkelman 2025
3.79
1k+ ratings
No Is Not Enough
by Naomi Klein • 2017
Chaos as political strategy: its roots in neoliberal failure, and the coalition that can defeat it.
4.10
11k+
No Is Not Enough Summary
No Is Not Enough 87%
Chaos as political strategy: its roots in neoliberal failure, and the coalition that can defeat it.
by Naomi Klein 2017
4.10
11k+ ratings
Biased
by Jennifer L. Eberhardt • 2019
Brains sort. Society stereotypes. Implicit bias shapes split-second decisions with deadly stakes.
4.31
9k+
Biased Summary
Biased 87%
Brains sort. Society stereotypes. Implicit bias shapes split-second decisions with deadly stakes.
by Jennifer L. Eberhardt 2019
4.31
9k+ ratings
Blindspot
by Mahzarin R. Banaji • 2013
A reaction-time test can reveal biases your conscious mind rejects, and strategies to close the gap.
3.72
7k+
Blindspot Summary
Blindspot 87%
A reaction-time test can reveal biases your conscious mind rejects, and strategies to close the gap.
by Mahzarin R. Banaji 2013
3.72
7k+ ratings
The Vision of the Anointed
by Thomas Sowell • 1995
Why failed policies survive: how the elite turns evidence into heresy and failure into virtue.
4.40
3k+
The Vision of the Anointed Summary
The Vision of the Anointed 87%
Why failed policies survive: how the elite turns evidence into heresy and failure into virtue.
by Thomas Sowell 1995
4.40
3k+ ratings
The End of Race Politics
by Coleman Hughes • 2024
Colorblindness was once anti-racism's core demand. Today it is treated as the enemy.
4.38
2k+
The End of Race Politics Summary
The End of Race Politics 87%
Colorblindness was once anti-racism's core demand. Today it is treated as the enemy.
by Coleman Hughes 2024
4.38
2k+ ratings
Good Reasonable People
by Keith Payne • 2024
Why the other side isn't crazy: the same self-justifying mind runs us all.
4.08
1k+
Good Reasonable People Summary
Good Reasonable People 87%
Why the other side isn't crazy: the same self-justifying mind runs us all.
by Keith Payne 2024
4.08
1k+ ratings
The Conscience of a Liberal
by Paul Krugman • 2007
Extreme inequality didn't just happen: a political movement used race to dismantle the middle class.
3.97
6k+
The Conscience of a Liberal Summary
The Conscience of a Liberal 87%
Extreme inequality didn't just happen: a political movement used race to dismantle the middle class.
by Paul Krugman 2007
3.97
6k+ ratings
Social Justice Fallacies
by Thomas Sowell • 2023
Before you remake society for fairness, check the facts. They rarely support the theory.
4.38
3k+
Social Justice Fallacies Summary
Social Justice Fallacies 87%
Before you remake society for fairness, check the facts. They rarely support the theory.
by Thomas Sowell 2023
4.38
3k+ ratings
Democracy and Social Ethics
by Jane Addams • 1902
Democracy is a social ethic requiring cross-class mixing and mutual understanding.
3.94
170
Democracy and Social Ethics Summary
Democracy and Social Ethics 87%
Democracy is a social ethic requiring cross-class mixing and mutual understanding.
by Jane Addams 1902
3.94
170 ratings
The Silenced Majority
by Amy Goodman • 2012
The news decides which wars and uprisings didn't happen. Here is what they buried.
4.06
251
The Silenced Majority Summary
The Silenced Majority 87%
The news decides which wars and uprisings didn't happen. Here is what they buried.
by Amy Goodman 2012
4.06
251 ratings
Do Humankind’s Best Days Lie Ahead?
by Steven Pinker • 2016
Four thinkers debate: are we actually getting better, or just trading old problems for bigger ones?
3.34
2k+
Do Humankind’s Best Days Lie Ahead? Summary
Do Humankind’s Best Days Lie Ahead? 87%
Four thinkers debate: are we actually getting better, or just trading old problems for bigger ones?
by Steven Pinker 2016
3.34
2k+ ratings
The Listening Society
by Hanzi Freinacht • 2017
Political systems ignore how minds grow. A blueprint for a state that develops its citizens.
4.49
402
The Listening Society Summary
The Listening Society 87%
Political systems ignore how minds grow. A blueprint for a state that develops its citizens.
by Hanzi Freinacht 2017
4.49
402 ratings
Nice Racism
by Robin DiAngelo • 2021
Progressive white people may be racial justice's biggest obstacle, and niceness is no defense.
3.96
3k+
Nice Racism Summary
Nice Racism 87%
Progressive white people may be racial justice's biggest obstacle, and niceness is no defense.
by Robin DiAngelo 2021
3.96
3k+ ratings
Dog Whistle Politics
by Ian F. Haney-López • 2013
The hidden racial script that convinced white voters to destroy the middle class, and who cashed in.
4.20
1k+
Dog Whistle Politics Summary
Dog Whistle Politics 87%
The hidden racial script that convinced white voters to destroy the middle class, and who cashed in.
by Ian F. Haney-López 2013
4.20
1k+ ratings
The Abolition of White Democracy
by Joel Olson • 2004
American democracy was built on whiteness. Civil rights only made that foundation harder to see.
4.38
117
The Abolition of White Democracy Summary
The Abolition of White Democracy 87%
American democracy was built on whiteness. Civil rights only made that foundation harder to see.
by Joel Olson 2004
4.38
117 ratings
How Propaganda Works
by Jason F. Stanley • 2015
How coded language and elite myths rig democratic debate, and why the educated fall hardest.
3.59
859
How Propaganda Works Summary
How Propaganda Works 87%
How coded language and elite myths rig democratic debate, and why the educated fall hardest.
by Jason F. Stanley 2015
3.59
859 ratings
Elite Capture
by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò • 2022
How the powerful co-opted identity politics: from solidarity to symbolic gestures.
3.98
4k+
Elite Capture Summary
Elite Capture 87%
How the powerful co-opted identity politics: from solidarity to symbolic gestures.
by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò 2022
3.98
4k+ ratings
Kill Switch
by Adam Jentleson • 2021
The filibuster was born to protect slavery, not debate. That sin still decides who governs.
4.24
3k+
Kill Switch Summary
Kill Switch 87%
The filibuster was born to protect slavery, not debate. That sin still decides who governs.
by Adam Jentleson 2021
4.24
3k+ ratings
In Mistrust We Trust
by Ivan Krastev • 2013
More rights, more information, less collective power: the paradox at the heart of modern democracy.
3.96
73
In Mistrust We Trust Summary
In Mistrust We Trust 87%
More rights, more information, less collective power: the paradox at the heart of modern democracy.
by Ivan Krastev 2013
3.96
73 ratings
So You Want to Talk About Race
by Ijeoma Oluo • 2018
Why 'I don't see color' stops the conversation cold, and what to say instead.
4.48
108k+
So You Want to Talk About Race Summary
So You Want to Talk About Race 87%
Why 'I don't see color' stops the conversation cold, and what to say instead.
by Ijeoma Oluo 2018
4.48
108k+ ratings
The Two Percent Solution
by Matt Miller • 2003
America's biggest domestic problems cost two percent of GDP to fix. That's the whole argument.
3.98
89
The Two Percent Solution Summary
The Two Percent Solution 87%
America's biggest domestic problems cost two percent of GDP to fix. That's the whole argument.
by Matt Miller 2003
3.98
89 ratings
Twilight of American Sanity
by Allen Frances • 2016
Trump is just a symptom. The real disorder is a Stone Age mind steering a technological superpower.
3.60
287
Twilight of American Sanity Summary
Twilight of American Sanity 87%
Trump is just a symptom. The real disorder is a Stone Age mind steering a technological superpower.
by Allen Frances 2016
3.60
287 ratings
White Poverty
by William J. Barber II • 2024
America's poor are mostly white. The lie that says otherwise keeps the working class fractured.
4.28
719
White Poverty Summary
White Poverty 87%
America's poor are mostly white. The lie that says otherwise keeps the working class fractured.
by William J. Barber II 2024
4.28
719 ratings
The Myth of Equality
by Ken Wytsma • 2017
Racism never left; it learned to hide in plain sight, and churches were complicit.
4.32
892
The Myth of Equality Summary
The Myth of Equality 87%
Racism never left; it learned to hide in plain sight, and churches were complicit.
by Ken Wytsma 2017
4.32
892 ratings
We Need New Stories
by Nesrine Malik • 2021
The stories we tell about free speech, gender, and national virtue protect power, not truth.
4.02
996
We Need New Stories Summary
We Need New Stories 87%
The stories we tell about free speech, gender, and national virtue protect power, not truth.
by Nesrine Malik 2021
4.02
996 ratings
The Person You Mean to Be
by Dolly Chugh • 2018
From good intentions to real allyship: the science of hidden bias and how to undo it.
4.27
3k+
The Person You Mean to Be Summary
The Person You Mean to Be 87%
From good intentions to real allyship: the science of hidden bias and how to undo it.
by Dolly Chugh 2018
4.27
3k+ ratings
Hegemony How-To
by Jonathan Smucker • 2017
Activist is a political dead end: it isolates movements, excuses sympathizers, cedes power.
4.24
442
Hegemony How-To Summary
Hegemony How-To 86%
Activist is a political dead end: it isolates movements, excuses sympathizers, cedes power.
by Jonathan Smucker 2017
4.24
442 ratings
L'empathie est politique
by Samah Karaki • 2024
Feeling another's pain isn't neutral: it's a biased, exhausting act shaped by politics.
4.35
146
L'empathie est politique Summary
L'empathie est politique 86%
Feeling another's pain isn't neutral: it's a biased, exhausting act shaped by politics.
by Samah Karaki 2024
4.35
146 ratings
Cynical Theories
by Helen Pluckrose • 2020
How a philosophy that doubted all truth became an ideology that brooks no disagreement.
4.10
6k+
Cynical Theories Summary
Cynical Theories 86%
How a philosophy that doubted all truth became an ideology that brooks no disagreement.
by Helen Pluckrose 2020
4.10
6k+ ratings
The Myth of American Exceptionalism
by Godfrey Hodgson • 2009
America's founding myths were built on misreadings. Corrupted, they now fuel inequality and war.
3.46
115
The Myth of American Exceptionalism Summary
The Myth of American Exceptionalism 86%
America's founding myths were built on misreadings. Corrupted, they now fuel inequality and war.
by Godfrey Hodgson 2009
3.46
115 ratings
Race Marxism
by James Lindsay • 2022
Critical race theory is Marxism rebuilt around race, and its goal is not reform but revolution.
4.23
364
Race Marxism Summary
Race Marxism 86%
Critical race theory is Marxism rebuilt around race, and its goal is not reform but revolution.
by James Lindsay 2022
4.23
364 ratings
The Madness of Crowds
by Douglas Murray • 2019
Identity politics became the West's substitute faith. A gay dissenter counts what we are losing.
4.20
17k+
The Madness of Crowds Summary
The Madness of Crowds 86%
Identity politics became the West's substitute faith. A gay dissenter counts what we are losing.
by Douglas Murray 2019
4.20
17k+ ratings
The College Scam
by Charlie Kirk • 2022
Your degree is a debt sentence and an ideological straitjacket. Here's how to win without one.
4.18
605
The College Scam Summary
The College Scam 86%
Your degree is a debt sentence and an ideological straitjacket. Here's how to win without one.
by Charlie Kirk 2022
4.18
605 ratings
Against the Web
by Michael Brooks • 2020
Internet 'free-thinkers' rebrand old defenses of hierarchy with pseudoscience and myth.
4.10
2k+
Against the Web Summary
Against the Web 86%
Internet 'free-thinkers' rebrand old defenses of hierarchy with pseudoscience and myth.
by Michael Brooks 2020
4.10
2k+ ratings
The Tyranny of Opinion
by Russell Blackford • 2018
Conformity is eating liberalism from the inside, and censors don't all sit on the right.
3.92
36
The Tyranny of Opinion Summary
The Tyranny of Opinion 86%
Conformity is eating liberalism from the inside, and censors don't all sit on the right.
by Russell Blackford 2018
3.92
36 ratings
Spoilt Rotten
by dalrymple-theodore • 2010
Sentiment now governs law, schools, and foreign aid. The cruelty that follows is no accident.
3.96
1k+
Spoilt Rotten Summary
Spoilt Rotten 86%
Sentiment now governs law, schools, and foreign aid. The cruelty that follows is no accident.
by dalrymple-theodore 2010
3.96
1k+ ratings
White Women
by Regina Jackson • 2022
Niceness, silence, white feminism: how white women uphold racism without raising their voices.
4.46
5k+
White Women Summary
White Women 86%
Niceness, silence, white feminism: how white women uphold racism without raising their voices.
by Regina Jackson 2022
4.46
5k+ ratings
Read This to Get Smarter
by Blair Imani • 2021
Race is a 600-year-old invention. Gender is a spectrum. The unlearning you missed, in one primer.
4.26
1k+
Read This to Get Smarter Summary
Read This to Get Smarter 86%
Race is a 600-year-old invention. Gender is a spectrum. The unlearning you missed, in one primer.
by Blair Imani 2021
4.26
1k+ ratings
The Speech
by Bernie Sanders • 2010
The floor speech that indicted tax cuts, trade deals, and deregulation for gutting the middle class.
4.20
916
The Speech Summary
The Speech 86%
The floor speech that indicted tax cuts, trade deals, and deregulation for gutting the middle class.
by Bernie Sanders 2010
4.20
916 ratings
It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism
by Bernie Sanders • 2023
The 0.1% own more than the bottom 90%. That outcome is not a bug in American capitalism.
4.10
8k+
It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism Summary
It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism 86%
The 0.1% own more than the bottom 90%. That outcome is not a bug in American capitalism.
by Bernie Sanders 2023
4.10
8k+ ratings
The New Rulers of the World
by John Pilger • 2002
The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.
4.14
1k+
The New Rulers of the World Summary
The New Rulers of the World 86%
The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.
by John Pilger 2002
4.14
1k+ ratings
Progressivism
by Walter Nugent • 2009
The landmark Progressive Era reforms owed less to urban crusaders than to angry farmers.
3.48
125
Progressivism Summary
Progressivism 86%
The landmark Progressive Era reforms owed less to urban crusaders than to angry farmers.
by Walter Nugent 2009
3.48
125 ratings
Invisible Women
by Caroline Criado Pérez • 2019
Half the population is missing from the data that shapes our world, and it's killing them.
4.34
173k+
Invisible Women Summary
Invisible Women 86%
Half the population is missing from the data that shapes our world, and it's killing them.
by Caroline Criado Pérez 2019
4.34
173k+ ratings
What We Owe Each Other
by Minouche Shafik • 2021
The safety net is fraying from childhood to old age. A single plan to rewire it.
3.85
1k+
What We Owe Each Other Summary
What We Owe Each Other 86%
The safety net is fraying from childhood to old age. A single plan to rewire it.
by Minouche Shafik 2021
3.85
1k+ ratings
Intellectuals and Society
by Thomas Sowellm • 2009
The most educated minds keep getting the biggest questions wrong. It is not bad luck.
4.29
4k+
Intellectuals and Society Summary
Intellectuals and Society 86%
The most educated minds keep getting the biggest questions wrong. It is not bad luck.
by Thomas Sowellm 2009
4.29
4k+ ratings
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