June 19, 2020
NPR writes a glowing review of David Litt’s Democracy in One Book or Less:
“Litt refreshingly debunks myths about our founders, pointing up false narratives and warped historical perceptions….A no-nonsense guide for how we, the people, can fix ourselves.”
June 19, 2020
David Litt, author of Democracy in One Book or Less, writes an op-ed for TIME Magazine:
“A single state or federal law could make voter registration automatic, removing a small part of the racism embedded in America’s political process.”
June 14, 2020
The Guardian interviews David Litt, author of Democracy in One Book or Less:
“The Skywalker window: what Democrats must do to destroy Trump’s Death Star.”
June 12, 2020
PUNISHMENT WITHOUT CRIME author and law professor Alexandra Natapoff talks to NPR All Things Considered host Ari Shapiro re: Misdemeanor Offenses And Racism In The Criminal System.
May 18, 2020
David Litt’s Democracy in One Book or Less is #2 on Elle’s list, “23 Books That Will Put You In A Good Mood, Guaranteed”:
“Remarkably prescient & applicable. It’s rare to feel good about the way things are going, but Litt’s book will get you there.”
https://www.elle.com/culture/books/g31667192/books-to-cheer-you-up/
May 12, 2020
Economist Tyler Cowen praises Joseph Henrich’s The WEIRDest People In the World:
“That is the new 655 pp. book by Joseph Henrich, due out September 8, and yes it is ‘an event’. The subtitle is ‘How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar & Particularly Prosperous’ & that is indeed 1 of the very most important questions in all of social science…Obviously recommended & you will be hearing more about this both from me & from others.”
May 05, 2020
David Litt, author of Democracy in One Book or Less, pens an op-ed in the Atlantic,“Why Congress Needs to Be Way, Way Bigger”:
“[W]ith the country in crisis, members of Congress literally cannot adequately respond to their constituents. And for good reason: On average, each of them represents 740k people.”
April 19, 2020
Nathaniel Rich’s LOSING EARTH and Elizabeth Kolbert’s THE SIXTH EXTINCTION on a brilliant list of books on climate change in the New York Times.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/climate/climate-change-books.html
April 14, 2020
Nir Eyal praises Ozan Varol’s Think Like A Rocket Scientist:
“What I love most about [Ozan] Varol is that he is a contrarian. He relishes challenging conventional wisdom and exposing the common thinking errors most people make every day”
April 09, 2020
Ozan Varol’s THINK LIKE A ROCKET SCIENTIST named a Next Big Idea Club finalist. NBIC curator Adam Grant calls it a “dazzling debut” and “an engrossing read that’s bursting with actionable insights for thinking differently about problems.”
https://nextbigideaclub.com/6-anticipated-nonfiction-books-spring/23710/?platform=hootsuite
January 29, 2020
David Litt, author of DEMOCRACY IN ONE BOOK OR LESS shares an essential perspective on the impeachment hearings in the Washington Post: The Senate has become a threat to democracy itself.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/01/29/senate-has-become-threat-democracy-itself/
January 07, 2020
Publishers Weekly reviews Ozan Varol’s Think Like A Rocket Scientist:
“Smart and witty, Varol’s masterful analysis explains complicated scientific principles and connects them to ordinary life for a mainstream audience.”