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Power, Politics and Culture
by Edward W. Said • 2001
The scholar who revealed how Western learning became a tool of empire, in his own words.
4.26
613
Power, Politics and Culture Summary
Power, Politics and Culture 94%
The scholar who revealed how Western learning became a tool of empire, in his own words.
by Edward W. Said 2001
4.26
613 ratings
The Long Slide
by Tucker Carlson • 2021
A reporter's thirty-year tour: magazine adventures, foreign wars, and the slow death of free speech.
4.13
2k+
The Long Slide Summary
The Long Slide 94%
A reporter's thirty-year tour: magazine adventures, foreign wars, and the slow death of free speech.
by Tucker Carlson 2021
4.13
2k+ ratings
Who Rules the World?
by Noam Chomsky • 2014
A superpower that tortures, invades, and sabotages democracy while the world calls it humanitarian.
4.05
13k+
Who Rules the World? Summary
Who Rules the World? 94%
A superpower that tortures, invades, and sabotages democracy while the world calls it humanitarian.
by Noam Chomsky 2014
4.05
13k+ ratings
God Is Not Great
by Christopher Hitchens • 2007
The case against God: holy books authored by humans, moral codes that fail their own standards.
3.96
113k+
God Is Not Great Summary
God Is Not Great 94%
The case against God: holy books authored by humans, moral codes that fail their own standards.
by Christopher Hitchens 2007
3.96
113k+ ratings
The End of Faith
by Sam Harris • 2004
Religious moderates make faith immune to criticism, and extremists exploit that immunity.
3.89
44k+
The End of Faith Summary
The End of Faith 93%
Religious moderates make faith immune to criticism, and extremists exploit that immunity.
by Sam Harris 2004
3.89
44k+ ratings
Ideas Have Consequences
by Richard M. Weaver • 1948
A 14th-century philosophical error unraveled the West. Fixing it demands harder medicine.
4.13
2k+
Ideas Have Consequences Summary
Ideas Have Consequences 93%
A 14th-century philosophical error unraveled the West. Fixing it demands harder medicine.
by Richard M. Weaver 1948
4.13
2k+ ratings
Propaganda and the Public Mind
by Noam Chomsky • 1998
How humanitarian words sell one bombing and bury another, and the machinery behind the script.
4.06
1k+
Propaganda and the Public Mind Summary
Propaganda and the Public Mind 93%
How humanitarian words sell one bombing and bury another, and the machinery behind the script.
by Noam Chomsky 1998
4.06
1k+ ratings
Wars and Capital (Semiotext
by Éric Alliez • 2016
Capitalism is a war system that uses markets, not an economic system that uses war.
3.93
29
Wars and Capital (Semiotext Summary
Wars and Capital (Semiotext 93%
Capitalism is a war system that uses markets, not an economic system that uses war.
by Éric Alliez 2016
3.93
29 ratings
10 Books That Screwed Up the World
by Benjamin Wiker • 2008
Fifteen books rejected God and morality, then the 20th century drowned in blood.
3.43
1k+
10 Books That Screwed Up the World Summary
10 Books That Screwed Up the World 93%
Fifteen books rejected God and morality, then the 20th century drowned in blood.
by Benjamin Wiker 2008
3.43
1k+ ratings
From Fatwa to Jihad
by Kenan Malik • 2009
The Rushdie affair tore the multicultural consensus apart, moving Islam's fault line into Europe.
4.03
285
From Fatwa to Jihad Summary
From Fatwa to Jihad 93%
The Rushdie affair tore the multicultural consensus apart, moving Islam's fault line into Europe.
by Kenan Malik 2009
4.03
285 ratings
Read Dangerously
by Azar Nafisi • 2022
Why reading a novel can be more dangerous to a regime than marching in the street.
4.04
2k+
Read Dangerously Summary
Read Dangerously 93%
Why reading a novel can be more dangerous to a regime than marching in the street.
by Azar Nafisi 2022
4.04
2k+ ratings
We Need New Stories
by Nesrine Malik • 2021
The stories we tell about free speech, gender, and national virtue protect power, not truth.
4.02
996
We Need New Stories Summary
We Need New Stories 93%
The stories we tell about free speech, gender, and national virtue protect power, not truth.
by Nesrine Malik 2021
4.02
996 ratings
Against the Web
by Michael Brooks • 2020
Internet 'free-thinkers' rebrand old defenses of hierarchy with pseudoscience and myth.
4.10
2k+
Against the Web Summary
Against the Web 93%
Internet 'free-thinkers' rebrand old defenses of hierarchy with pseudoscience and myth.
by Michael Brooks 2020
4.10
2k+ ratings
Shitbürgertum
by Ulf Poschardt • 2025
Moral posturing, language control, contempt for ambition: how a parasitic class captured Germany.
3.21
301
Shitbürgertum Summary
Shitbürgertum 92%
Moral posturing, language control, contempt for ambition: how a parasitic class captured Germany.
by Ulf Poschardt 2025
3.21
301 ratings
Intellectuals
by Paul Johnson • 2007
Rousseau, Marx, Sartre: they loved humanity. Their wives, children, and friends knew the truth.
3.87
3k+
Intellectuals Summary
Intellectuals 92%
Rousseau, Marx, Sartre: they loved humanity. Their wives, children, and friends knew the truth.
by Paul Johnson 2007
3.87
3k+ ratings
Age of Anger
by Pankaj Mishra • 2017
Today's global resentments echo the fury that tore through modernizing Europe.
3.64
3k+
Age of Anger Summary
Age of Anger 92%
Today's global resentments echo the fury that tore through modernizing Europe.
by Pankaj Mishra 2017
3.64
3k+ ratings
The Least of All Possible Evils
by Eyal Weizman • 2012
When humanitarian law calculates acceptable civilian deaths, it also makes them thinkable.
4.19
224
The Least of All Possible Evils Summary
The Least of All Possible Evils 92%
When humanitarian law calculates acceptable civilian deaths, it also makes them thinkable.
by Eyal Weizman 2012
4.19
224 ratings
Culture and Resistance
by Edward W. Said • 2003
Peace rebranded, occupation maintained: dismantling the language hiding Palestinian dispossession.
4.10
419
Culture and Resistance Summary
Culture and Resistance 92%
Peace rebranded, occupation maintained: dismantling the language hiding Palestinian dispossession.
by Edward W. Said 2003
4.10
419 ratings
On Bullshit
by Harry G. Frankfurt • 2005
The liar hides the truth. The bullshitter doesn't care what it is. A 67-page philosophical grenade.
3.58
16k+
On Bullshit Summary
On Bullshit 92%
The liar hides the truth. The bullshitter doesn't care what it is. A 67-page philosophical grenade.
by Harry G. Frankfurt 2005
3.58
16k+ ratings
Why Liberalism Failed
by Patrick J. Deneen • 2018
Liberalism didn't fail despite its successes. Its successes broke it.
3.84
4k+
Why Liberalism Failed Summary
Why Liberalism Failed 92%
Liberalism didn't fail despite its successes. Its successes broke it.
by Patrick J. Deneen 2018
3.84
4k+ ratings
Intellectuals and Society
by Thomas Sowellm • 2009
The most educated minds keep getting the biggest questions wrong. It is not bad luck.
4.29
4k+
Intellectuals and Society Summary
Intellectuals and Society 92%
The most educated minds keep getting the biggest questions wrong. It is not bad luck.
by Thomas Sowellm 2009
4.29
4k+ ratings
The Tyranny of Opinion
by Russell Blackford • 2018
Conformity is eating liberalism from the inside, and censors don't all sit on the right.
3.92
36
The Tyranny of Opinion Summary
The Tyranny of Opinion 92%
Conformity is eating liberalism from the inside, and censors don't all sit on the right.
by Russell Blackford 2018
3.92
36 ratings
Manufacturing Consent
by Edward S. Herman • 1988
You are not the news audience. Advertisers are, and they are the real censors.
4.23
25k+
Manufacturing Consent Summary
Manufacturing Consent 92%
You are not the news audience. Advertisers are, and they are the real censors.
by Edward S. Herman 1988
4.23
25k+ ratings
The Killing of Gaza
by Gideon Levy • 2024
October 7th was the price of a 75-year siege. The response: a nation's moral collapse.
4.21
178
The Killing of Gaza Summary
The Killing of Gaza 92%
October 7th was the price of a 75-year siege. The response: a nation's moral collapse.
by Gideon Levy 2024
4.21
178 ratings
Against the Machine
by Paul Kingsnorth • 2025
The West lost its soul; a machine grew in the gap, now coming to replace us.
3.95
3k+
Against the Machine Summary
Against the Machine 92%
The West lost its soul; a machine grew in the gap, now coming to replace us.
by Paul Kingsnorth 2025
3.95
3k+ ratings
The Closing of the American Mind
by Allan Bloom • 1988
A dogma that all truths are equal has hollowed the American mind, starting on campus.
3.76
6k+
The Closing of the American Mind Summary
The Closing of the American Mind 92%
A dogma that all truths are equal has hollowed the American mind, starting on campus.
by Allan Bloom 1988
3.76
6k+ ratings
The Dark Enlightenment
by Nick Land • 2012
Democracy is not a broken system; it is a self-destructive engine that devours civilization.
3.26
733
The Dark Enlightenment Summary
The Dark Enlightenment 92%
Democracy is not a broken system; it is a self-destructive engine that devours civilization.
by Nick Land 2012
3.26
733 ratings
Liberty in the Age of Terror
by A.C. Grayling • 2009
The West answered terrorism by curtailing the very liberties it claimed to protect.
3.57
143
Liberty in the Age of Terror Summary
Liberty in the Age of Terror 92%
The West answered terrorism by curtailing the very liberties it claimed to protect.
by A.C. Grayling 2009
3.57
143 ratings
Parasitic Mind
by Gad Saad • 2020
The West is not just polarized; it is infected. The pathogen came from the university.
3.94
9k+
Parasitic Mind Summary
Parasitic Mind 92%
The West is not just polarized; it is infected. The pathogen came from the university.
by Gad Saad 2020
3.94
9k+ ratings
The Ministry of Truth
by Dorian Lynskey • 2019
How a book born from war and lies became the world's most enduring defense of truth.
4.12
1k+
The Ministry of Truth Summary
The Ministry of Truth 92%
How a book born from war and lies became the world's most enduring defense of truth.
by Dorian Lynskey 2019
4.12
1k+ ratings
How Propaganda Works
by Jason F. Stanley • 2015
How coded language and elite myths rig democratic debate, and why the educated fall hardest.
3.59
859
How Propaganda Works Summary
How Propaganda Works 92%
How coded language and elite myths rig democratic debate, and why the educated fall hardest.
by Jason F. Stanley 2015
3.59
859 ratings
The Great Agnostic
by Susan Jacoby • 2013
The man who drew thousands to hear him speak: why America forgot Robert Ingersoll.
4.04
720
The Great Agnostic Summary
The Great Agnostic 92%
The man who drew thousands to hear him speak: why America forgot Robert Ingersoll.
by Susan Jacoby 2013
4.04
720 ratings
The Rebel
by Albert Camus • 1951
Rebellion either creates solidarity or becomes murder: a journey from blasphemy to the guillotine.
4.13
19k+
The Rebel Summary
The Rebel 92%
Rebellion either creates solidarity or becomes murder: a journey from blasphemy to the guillotine.
by Albert Camus 1951
4.13
19k+ ratings
The Stillborn God
by Mark Lilla • 2007
Politics broke from God only recently, and Weimar nearly put them back together.
3.60
289
The Stillborn God Summary
The Stillborn God 92%
Politics broke from God only recently, and Weimar nearly put them back together.
by Mark Lilla 2007
3.60
289 ratings
You Can't Read This Book
by Nick Cohen • 2012
Censorship didn't vanish after book burnings. It learned to smile and send a legal notice.
4.08
736
You Can't Read This Book Summary
You Can't Read This Book 92%
Censorship didn't vanish after book burnings. It learned to smile and send a legal notice.
by Nick Cohen 2012
4.08
736 ratings
Defeating Big Government Socialism
by Newt Gingrich • 2022
Bureaucratic socialism hollowed out America; reclaiming it takes history, civility, a long fight.
4.19
288
Defeating Big Government Socialism Summary
Defeating Big Government Socialism 92%
Bureaucratic socialism hollowed out America; reclaiming it takes history, civility, a long fight.
by Newt Gingrich 2022
4.19
288 ratings
Rise
by Brigitte Gabriel • 2018
Radical Islam and the left share one project: dismantling the West. A former refugee's battle plan.
4.31
100
Rise Summary
Rise 92%
Radical Islam and the left share one project: dismantling the West. A former refugee's battle plan.
by Brigitte Gabriel 2018
4.31
100 ratings
The Age of American Unreason
by Susan Jacoby • 2008
Suspicion of ideas predates the American republic. The forces feeding it have never been louder.
3.85
3k+
The Age of American Unreason Summary
The Age of American Unreason 92%
Suspicion of ideas predates the American republic. The forces feeding it have never been louder.
by Susan Jacoby 2008
3.85
3k+ ratings
Consequences of Capitalism
by Noam Chomsky • 2020
The system that breeds inequality also engineers the discontent that threatens to bring it down.
4.33
2k+
Consequences of Capitalism Summary
Consequences of Capitalism 92%
The system that breeds inequality also engineers the discontent that threatens to bring it down.
by Noam Chomsky 2020
4.33
2k+ ratings
The Old is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born
by Nancy Fraser • 2019
Progressive movements allied with finance, left working people behind, and the crisis isn't over.
3.93
1k+
The Old is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born Summary
The Old is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born 92%
Progressive movements allied with finance, left working people behind, and the crisis isn't over.
by Nancy Fraser 2019
3.93
1k+ ratings
The Outsider
by Colin Wilson • 1956
The outsider feels reality too sharply to accept ordinary life. That crisis destroys, or awakens.
4.03
5k+
The Outsider Summary
The Outsider 92%
The outsider feels reality too sharply to accept ordinary life. That crisis destroys, or awakens.
by Colin Wilson 1956
4.03
5k+ ratings
Race Marxism
by James Lindsay • 2022
Critical race theory is Marxism rebuilt around race, and its goal is not reform but revolution.
4.23
364
Race Marxism Summary
Race Marxism 92%
Critical race theory is Marxism rebuilt around race, and its goal is not reform but revolution.
by James Lindsay 2022
4.23
364 ratings
Speechless
by Michael J. Knowles • 2021
Political correctness is not politeness. It's a Gramscian takeover of culture, one word at a time.
4.24
3k+
Speechless Summary
Speechless 92%
Political correctness is not politeness. It's a Gramscian takeover of culture, one word at a time.
by Michael J. Knowles 2021
4.24
3k+ ratings
Modern Times
by Paul Johnson • 1983
Einstein and Freud dismantled the old moral universe. Into the void stepped the totalitarians.
4.29
3k+
Modern Times Summary
Modern Times 92%
Einstein and Freud dismantled the old moral universe. Into the void stepped the totalitarians.
by Paul Johnson 1983
4.29
3k+ ratings
Susan Sontag
by Jonathan Cott • 1978
Intelligence as a pulse, illness as biology, art as a body: the complete Sontag interview.
4.22
3k+
Susan Sontag Summary
Susan Sontag 92%
Intelligence as a pulse, illness as biology, art as a body: the complete Sontag interview.
by Jonathan Cott 1978
4.22
3k+ ratings
Cynical Theories
by Helen Pluckrose • 2020
How a philosophy that doubted all truth became an ideology that brooks no disagreement.
4.10
6k+
Cynical Theories Summary
Cynical Theories 92%
How a philosophy that doubted all truth became an ideology that brooks no disagreement.
by Helen Pluckrose 2020
4.10
6k+ ratings
Unhumans
by Jack Posobiec • 2024
The playbook that toppled societies from Robespierre to Mao is now targeting the West.
3.99
1k+
Unhumans Summary
Unhumans 92%
The playbook that toppled societies from Robespierre to Mao is now targeting the West.
by Jack Posobiec 2024
3.99
1k+ ratings
Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five
by Curtis Smith • 2016
A writer unpacks the alien logic and buried grief inside Vonnegut's time-jumping anti-war classic.
4.27
41
Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five Summary
Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five 92%
A writer unpacks the alien logic and buried grief inside Vonnegut's time-jumping anti-war classic.
by Curtis Smith 2016
4.27
41 ratings
Glimpses of World History
by Jawaharlal Nehru • 1934
From a British prison cell, a jailed father teaches his daughter all of world history.
4.32
2k+
Glimpses of World History Summary
Glimpses of World History 92%
From a British prison cell, a jailed father teaches his daughter all of world history.
by Jawaharlal Nehru 1934
4.32
2k+ ratings
Slanted
by Sharyl Attkisson • 2020
How newsrooms kill inconvenient stories, and the words that tell you they're doing it.
4.31
1k+
Slanted Summary
Slanted 92%
How newsrooms kill inconvenient stories, and the words that tell you they're doing it.
by Sharyl Attkisson 2020
4.31
1k+ ratings
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