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On Kotkin's 2 volumes on Stalin - notes and questions

In order to understand Stalin, Kotkin basically wrote a whole world history of the 19th/20th century.

Jul 1 •

Review of 2 books: China’s Economy by Arthur Kroeber & China Chapter in Trade Wars are Class Wars by Pettis & Klein

Chapter on China in Trade Wars are Class Wars by Michael Pettis and Matthew Klein

Nov 26, 2024 •

Notes: Energy and Civilization by Vaclav Smil

Janky, unedited, written to help myself retain and understand better. What follows are a bunch of random riffs I wrote down while reading the book, but…

Aug 5, 2024 •

Notes: Symbolic Species by Terrence Deacon

Janky, unedited, written to help myself retain and understand better. Trenton Bricken (good friend and former podcast guest) was the one who recommended…

Jun 27, 2024 •

Notes: The Language Instinct by Steven Pinker

What exactly is mentalese

Jun 24, 2024 •

Notes: The Prize by Daniel Yergin (Part 1)

"the best histories on any one topic are often histories of basically everything"

Mar 4, 2024 •

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