Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions Summary of Key Points
A powerful letter by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie offering advice on how to raise a feminist daughter in a gender-imbalanced world.
A powerful letter by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie offering advice on how to raise a feminist daughter in a gender-imbalanced world.
Milton Friedman’s ‘Capitalism and Freedom’ argues for economic freedom as a necessary condition for political freedom, criticizing government intervention.
Thomas Piketty’s ‘Capital in the Twenty-First Century’ analyzes wealth concentration and distribution over the past 250 years. It argues that the rate of capital return in developed countries is persistently greater than the rate of economic growth, leading to wealth inequality.
Bad Feminist is a collection of essays by Roxane Gay that explores feminism, politics, popular culture, and personal experience with wit and wisdom.
This book explores how political and economic institutions determine the success of nations. It argues that inclusive institutions lead to prosperity, while extractive ones lead to failure.
Kuhn’s ‘The Structure of Scientific Revolutions’ argues that scientific progress isn’t gradual but punctuated by paradigm shifts.
The Idea Factory explores the history and achievements of Bell Labs, AT&T’s research and development wing, which was responsible for groundbreaking inventions like the transistor, the laser, and cellular technology.
Moisés Naím explores how power is shifting in the modern world, moving from large organizations to smaller, more dispersed entities.
Steven Pinker’s ‘The Better Angels of Our Nature’ argues that violence in human societies has significantly decreased over time due to various social, cultural, and material advancements.