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Gender equality is good economics
Economics Usman Khan 2023-01-19 Economics Usman Khan 2023-01-19

Gender equality is good economics

A review of “The Sex Factor”

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Austerity is not a dirty word
Economics Usman Khan 2023-01-05 Economics Usman Khan 2023-01-05

Austerity is not a dirty word

A review of “Austerity: When it Works and When it Doesn’t”

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Can government be innovative?
Economics Usman Khan 2022-12-22 Economics Usman Khan 2022-12-22

Can government be innovative?

Can government be innovative?

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Stories aren’t just part of history; they make it, too
Literature, History Usman Khan 2022-12-08 Literature, History Usman Khan 2022-12-08

Stories aren’t just part of history; they make it, too

Stories aren’t just part of history; they make it, too

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Cities, glorious cities!
Economics Usman Khan 2022-11-24 Economics Usman Khan 2022-11-24

Cities, glorious cities!

A review of Edward Glaeser’s “Triumph of the City”

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Explore past ideas that still shape our way of thinking and doing
History, Philosophy Usman Khan 2022-11-10 History, Philosophy Usman Khan 2022-11-10

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

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Our biology is our politics
Politics, Science Usman Khan 2022-10-27 Politics, Science Usman Khan 2022-10-27

Our biology is our politics

A review of “Predisposed”

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Divide the pie, watch it grow!
Economics Usman Khan 2022-10-13 Economics Usman Khan 2022-10-13

Divide the pie, watch it grow!

“Confronting Inequality” helps us understand one of the most significant economic issues of our time

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Don’t overlook or neglect the community
Economics, Politics Usman Khan 2022-09-29 Economics, Politics Usman Khan 2022-09-29

Don’t overlook or neglect the community

A review of Raghuram Rajan’s “The Third Pillar”

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Shall we pray for destruction?
History, Economics Usman Khan 2022-09-15 History, Economics Usman Khan 2022-09-15

Shall we pray for destruction?

You may want to pray for destruction after reading Walter Scheidel’s “The Great Leveler”

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The roads of ideas, faith, commodities, disease, and disaster
History Usman Khan 2022-09-01 History Usman Khan 2022-09-01

The roads of ideas, faith, commodities, disease, and disaster

A review of “The Silk Roads” by Peter Frankopan

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Some ideas are too good not to share
History, Biography, Philosophy Usman Khan 2022-08-18 History, Biography, Philosophy Usman Khan 2022-08-18

Some ideas are too good not to share

A review of “The Swerve” by Stephen Greenblatt

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A true diplomat
History, Biography Usman Khan 2022-08-04 History, Biography Usman Khan 2022-08-04

A true diplomat

What we can learn from Lester Pearson’s leadership in John English’s second biographical volume, “The Worldly Years”

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Canada’s most important Prime Minister of the twentieth century?
Biography, History Usman Khan 2022-07-21 Biography, History Usman Khan 2022-07-21

Canada’s most important Prime Minister of the twentieth century?

A review of Allan Levine’s “King”

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The Company that Created Canada
History Usman Khan 2022-07-07 History Usman Khan 2022-07-07

The Company that Created Canada

Originally an economic entity, Canada was birthed by a business

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A complex man
Biography, History Usman Khan 2022-06-23 Biography, History Usman Khan 2022-06-23

A complex man

John Alexander Macdonald is a polarizing figure, but his legacies are worth reconsidering

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Networks aren’t only important to one’s career – they’re important to understanding history
History, Politics Usman Khan 2022-06-09 History, Politics Usman Khan 2022-06-09

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.”

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Our lives depend on equality
Economics, Psychology Usman Khan 2022-05-26 Economics, Psychology Usman Khan 2022-05-26

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.”

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Is our future one of utopia or dystopia?
History, Politics Usman Khan 2022-05-12 History, Politics Usman Khan 2022-05-12

Is our future one of utopia or dystopia?

Yuval Noah Harari’s “Homo Deus” makes fear and yearn for the future.

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Why are we Homo Sapiens so Special?
History Usman Khan 2022-04-28 History Usman Khan 2022-04-28

Why are we Homo Sapiens so Special?

Yuval Noah Harari guides us through a brief, encapsulating journey about our species in “Sapiens”

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