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Van Jones on Democracy, The Presidential Election & The Power of the Black Jewish Alliance
Being Jewish with Jonah Platt Published on October 29, 2024 Legendary commentator, activist and community ally Van Jones dives into the historical power and current necessity of the Black & Jewish relationships on this episode of Being Jewish with Jonah Platt. Together, Jonah and Van discuss the historic ties between their communities, the forces that…
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How French Intellectuals Ruined the West
Helen Pluckrose Published on May 7, 2024 Read on quillette.com Pluckrose argues that postmodernism — a philosophical movement originating with French thinkers like Jean-François Lyotard, Michel Foucault and Jacques Derrida — has had a corrosive influence on Western culture by rejecting objective truth, stable reality and universal liberal values. According to the piece, these ideas…
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How Minds Change
David McRaney Published on June 21, 2022 Buy on Amazon A powerful, compassionate investigation of why it’s so hard to change your mind—and the transformative effects that follow when you do—by the internationally bestselling author of You Are Not So Smart “A riveting read on the art and science of persuasion . . . In…
