Howling with the wolves -- The new normal -- Revolution is in the air -- Lapidation and apology -- Founding -- Refounding -- Radicals -- Liberalism -- "Who will stop me?" The cult of Ayn Rand -- History's forks. "This sharp and engaging collection of essays by leading governmen…
"Why are clocks in Germany so accurate while those in Brazil are frequently wrong? Why do New Zealand's women have the highest number of sexual partners? Why are "Red" and "Blue" States really so divided? Why was the Daimler-Chrysler merger ill-fated from the start? Why is the d…
This book examines the ways in which ordinary people used a transnational papal court of law for disputing their private local hostilities and for negotiating their social status and identities. Following the career and routine crossovers of runaway friars, the book offers vivid…
The phrase "skin in the game" is one we have often heard but have rarely stopped to truly dissect. It is the backbone of risk management, but it's also an astonishingly complex worldview that, as Nassim Nicholas Taleb shows in this book, applies to literally all aspects of our l…
The phrase "skin in the game" is one we have often heard but have rarely stopped to truly dissect. It is the backbone of risk management, but it's also an astonishingly complex worldview that applies to all aspects of our lives. Nassim Nicholas Taleb pulls on everything from Ant…
The value and meaning of political participation -- The racialized norms model -- Which norms? -- Finding purpose in the past -- Taking care of those in need -- Norms and national turnout -- Norms and national turnout -- Norms and high-cost participation -- The present and futur…