I've read several books this winter break, and here are the recommendations:
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson - Absolute must-read if you care about tackling systematic racism. If you have a reading list regarding race in America, this needs to be at the top
Good Economics for Hard Times: Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems by Banerjee, Abhijit V. - If you’re interested in knowing the science and studies behind why neoliberal/social democratic policies are the correct policies beyond your fuzzy twitter-fueled intuition, you should make time for this book
The Algebra of Happiness: Finding the Equation for a Life Well Lived by Scott Galloway- If you are a 20 something white man you will get something out of this book that may help you reprioritize things in life. If you are older than 30, or black, or not-a-man, you may get something out of this book but Galloway’s own history may come off hollow for you.
The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli - First science book I’ve read in a long time that A) is good and B) has the compelling conclusion that time is an illusion. If you read it and bought the conclusion, you would not be stupid for doing so.
Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright - There are, at this point, lots of books where white people explain that the core principles of Buddhism are true. This is one of them! What this book does is explain the core principles through the light of evolutionary psychology. I think it is obviously correct. If you disagree with “obvious” you should give this book a shot
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