Conversations with Trevor Cribben Merrill
by Jean-Michel Oughourlian
Recommended by Peter Thiel
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books.
For thousands of years, political leaders have unified communities by aligning them against common enemies. However, today more than ever, the search for “common” enemies results in anything but unanimity. Scapegoats like Saddam Hussein, for example, led to a stark polarization in the United States. Renowned neuropsychiatrist and psychologist Jean...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books.
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Peter Thiel
“For a fresh application of Mr. Girard’s insights into power politics, that great international theater of irrationality.”
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