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July 5, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Rome and China: Comparative Perspectives on Ancient World Empires” by Walter Scheidel

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Book Summary: “Military Revolution and Political Change” by Brian Downing

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Book Summary: “The Origins of Political Order” by Francis Fukuyama

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Book Summary: “Lineages of the Absolutist State” by Perry Anderson

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Book Summary: “Trust: The Social Virtues and the Creation of Prosperity” by Francis Fukuyama

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Book Summary: “Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944-1956” by Anne Applebaum

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Book Summary: “Rulers, Religion, and Riches” by Jared Rubin

April 13, 2020April 15, 2021 Michael Magoon

Article Summary: “Needham Puzzle: Why the Industrial Revolution Did not Originate in China” by Justin Lin

April 1, 2020March 18, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “The Tyranny of Experts” by William Easterly

February 10, 2020May 18, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Violence and Social Orders” by North, Wallis and Weingast

January 25, 2020May 18, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “The Dictator’s Handbook” by Mesquita and Smith

January 9, 2020May 18, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Why Nations Fail” by Acemoglu and Robinson

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