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Book Summary: “Circus Maximus: The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics and World Cup” by Andrew Zimbalist

Book Summary: “Circus Maximus: The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics and World Cup” by Andrew Zimbalist

Book Summary: “The Wal-Mart Revolution” by Vedder and Cox

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Book Summary: “The Wal-Mart Revolution” by Vedder and Cox

Opponents of Progress

Article Summary: “The Rise and Fall of Rationality in Language” by many

Book Summary: “Stubborn Attachments: A Vision for a Society of Free, Prosperous, and Responsible Individuals” by Tyler Cowen

Progress

Book Summary: “Stubborn Attachments: A Vision for a Society of Free, Prosperous, and Responsible Individuals” by Tyler Cowen

Book Summary: “The Great Stagnation” by Tyler Cowen

Book Summary: “The Great Stagnation” by Tyler Cowen

Book Summary: “The Virtue of Nationalism” by Yoram Hazony

Values & Culture

Book Summary: “The Virtue of Nationalism” by Yoram Hazony

Book Summary: “Planet of Cities” by Shlomo Angel

Cities in History

Book Summary: “Planet of Cities” by Shlomo Angel

Book Summary: “Special Providence: American Foreign Policy and How It Changed the World” by Walter Russell Mead

Book Summary: “Special Providence: American Foreign Policy and How It Changed the World” by Walter Russell Mead

Book Summary: “The Triumph of the City” by Edward Glaeser

Cities in History

Book Summary: “The Triumph of the City” by Edward Glaeser

Book Summary: “Poor Economics” by Banerjee and Duflo

Book Summary: “Poor Economics” by Banerjee and Duflo

Book Summary: “Blueprint – How DNA Makes Us Who We Are” by Robert Plomin

Biology & Human History

Book Summary: “Blueprint – How DNA Makes Us Who We Are” by Robert Plomin

Book Summary: “The Ideas That Conquered the World” by Michael Mandelbaum

Book Summary: “The Ideas That Conquered the World” by Michael Mandelbaum

Book Summary: “The Progress Paradox” by Gregg Easterbrook

Progress

Book Summary: “The Progress Paradox” by Gregg Easterbrook

Book Summary: “States and Power in Africa” by Jeffrey Herbst

Book Summary: “States and Power in Africa” by Jeffrey Herbst

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