Stories aren’t just part of history; they make it, too
Stories aren’t just part of history; they make it, too
Explore past ideas that still shape our way of thinking and doing
Violet Moller’s “The Map of Knowledge” is a splendid journey through time and thought
Divide the pie, watch it grow!
“Confronting Inequality” helps us understand one of the most significant economic issues of our time
Shall we pray for destruction?
You may want to pray for destruction after reading Walter Scheidel’s “The Great Leveler”
The roads of ideas, faith, commodities, disease, and disaster
A review of “The Silk Roads” by Peter Frankopan
A true diplomat
What we can learn from Lester Pearson’s leadership in John English’s second biographical volume, “The Worldly Years”
Canada’s most important Prime Minister of the twentieth century?
A review of Allan Levine’s “King”
The Company that Created Canada
Originally an economic entity, Canada was birthed by a business
A complex man
John Alexander Macdonald is a polarizing figure, but his legacies are worth reconsidering
Networks aren’t only important to one’s career – they’re important to understanding history
A review of Niall Ferguson’s “The Square and the Tower.”
Our lives depend on equality
Keith Payne proves why inequality isn’t just an economic issue but also a health and societal issue in “The Broken Ladder.”
Is our future one of utopia or dystopia?
Yuval Noah Harari’s “Homo Deus” makes fear and yearn for the future.
Why are we Homo Sapiens so Special?
Yuval Noah Harari guides us through a brief, encapsulating journey about our species in “Sapiens”