Monthly Archives: September 2009
Do We Live in a Borderless World?
Parag Khanna, author of The Second World: How Emerging Powers Are Redefining Global Competition in the Twenty-first Century, delivered a fascinating talk at this past summer’s TED Conference. At the crux of his speech, and the book, is a rejection of the notion of … Continue reading
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Is Empathy Hardwired?
World-renown primatologist Dr. Frans De Waal’s new book, The Age of Empathy: Nature’s Lessons for a Kinder Society, draws upon decades of research and study, considering such fundamental questions as: Do we have an instinct for compassion? Or is everything … Continue reading
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Why the Debate on Immigration is All Wrong
by Sonia Nazario, author of Enrique’s Journey: The Story of a Boy’s Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with His Mother (Random House 2007). Congress and the Obama Administration are again proposing new “solutions” to curtail illegal immigration. Sadly, they are the … Continue reading
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Legalize All Drugs Now!
by Brian O’Dea, author of HIGH: Confessions of an International Drug Smuggler (Other Press 2009). “The most important… revolutions all include as their only common feature the dethronement of human arrogance from one pedestal after another of previous convictions about our … Continue reading
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Welcome to Debate this Book
If the unexamined life is not worth living then perhaps the unexamined book is not worth reading? Welcome to Debate this Book, a blog forum dedicated to discussion, debate and examination. My name is Michael Gentile and I am the … Continue reading
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