What I Read This Weekend
What This Comedian Said Next Will Shock You by Bill Maher (2024, Simon & Schuster)
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David Vannier
The Pressure Multiplier
Why today’s crises cannot be managed in isolation, and what that means for governments, markets, and institutions.
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David Vannier
What I Read This Weekend
Candide, by Voltaire
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David Vannier
Where It Begins
July 4th is not merely a celebration of independence. It is a reminder that democracy’s promise must be renewed in every era through choices that test…
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David Vannier

June 2025

What I Read This Weekend
Love, Hate and the Leader, by Trevor Grundy (Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right)
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David Vannier
From Ideas to Idols
How the drift from purpose to persona corrupts institutions and corporations, betrays trust, and demands courage from those who still believe in…
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David Vannier
What I Read This Weekend
The Rise of Modern Police and the European State System, by Hsi-Huey Liang (Cambridge University Press)
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David Vannier
Rewriting Reality
From Soviet airbrushing to deepfakes and data fog, the past is being rewritten to control the present. When truth blurs and records shift, reality…
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David Vannier
What I Read This Weekend
Resignation Speech, by George Washington (December 23, 1783)
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David Vannier
Hard Rules, Soft Power
How Regulatory Overreach Undermines Influence in a Geopolitical Age
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David Vannier
What I Read This Weekend
Grunt, by Mary Roach
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David Vannier
Where Have The Norms Gone?
“Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners.” — Laurence Sterne
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David Vannier
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