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
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.”
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”
Why the West is best
Niall Ferguson shows us why the West dominated the Rest in his masterful book, “Civilization.”
Thinking more critically about the West’s rise
A review of Ian Morris’s “Why the West Rules – For Now.”
To trade is human
William J. Bernstein shows us how trade shaped humanity in “A Splendid Exchange.”
Rich nation, poor nation
David Landes explores the wealth disparities between nations from the Middle Ages to the present in “The Wealth and Poverty of Nations”
Rethinking our origins, rethinking our progress
A late review of Jared Diamond’s timeless masterpiece: Guns, Germs, And Steel