Reviews & reflections

Book
notes.

Notes on books that deserved a second pass. Sparse at the moment — the bar for writing one is "I'd recommend this in person."

The Machine Stops

Humanity builds a machine to serve its every need, then kneels before it. A cautionary tale for the present day.

Hans Rosling on why we're wrong about the world and why things are better than we think.

A fictionalized retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae and what it teaches about honor, duty, and courage.

A Conflict of Visions

Thomas Sowell's framework for understanding the roots of political disagreement.

Key lessons from Morgan Housel on finance, risk, and timeless human behavior.

How the Internet is changing the way we think, read, and remember.

Elder Statesman

A Biography of J. Reuben Clark