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The College Scam
by Charlie Kirk • 2022
Your degree is a debt sentence and an ideological straitjacket. Here's how to win without one.
4.18
605
The College Scam Summary
The College Scam 90%
Your degree is a debt sentence and an ideological straitjacket. Here's how to win without one.
by Charlie Kirk 2022
4.18
605 ratings
The War on Science
by Lawrence M. Krauss • 2025
Lysenko's ghost walks the university: 39 scholars on how ideology is eating science from the inside.
3.22
121
The War on Science Summary
The War on Science 90%
Lysenko's ghost walks the university: 39 scholars on how ideology is eating science from the inside.
by Lawrence M. Krauss 2025
3.22
121 ratings
The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology
by Chris Chambers • 2017
How psychology's methods enable bias, fraud, and shaky results, and the reform that could fix them.
4.41
268
The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology Summary
The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology 90%
How psychology's methods enable bias, fraud, and shaky results, and the reform that could fix them.
by Chris Chambers 2017
4.41
268 ratings
Biased
by Jennifer L. Eberhardt • 2019
Brains sort. Society stereotypes. Implicit bias shapes split-second decisions with deadly stakes.
4.31
9k+
Biased Summary
Biased 90%
Brains sort. Society stereotypes. Implicit bias shapes split-second decisions with deadly stakes.
by Jennifer L. Eberhardt 2019
4.31
9k+ ratings
The Death of Expertise
by Thomas M. Nichols • 2017
Why do people resent the experts who know more? A diagnosis of the cultural war on knowledge.
3.82
10k+
The Death of Expertise Summary
The Death of Expertise 90%
Why do people resent the experts who know more? A diagnosis of the cultural war on knowledge.
by Thomas M. Nichols 2017
3.82
10k+ ratings
Testosterone
by Rebecca M. Jordan-Young • 2019
Testosterone isn't a male hormone or aggression fuel. The real molecule is far stranger.
4.06
320
Testosterone Summary
Testosterone 90%
Testosterone isn't a male hormone or aggression fuel. The real molecule is far stranger.
by Rebecca M. Jordan-Young 2019
4.06
320 ratings
Excellent Sheep
by William Deresiewicz • 2014
Elite universities promise merit; they deliver a system that rewards compliance over curiosity.
3.88
7k+
Excellent Sheep Summary
Excellent Sheep 90%
Elite universities promise merit; they deliver a system that rewards compliance over curiosity.
by William Deresiewicz 2014
3.88
7k+ ratings
Blindspot
by Mahzarin R. Banaji • 2013
A reaction-time test can reveal biases your conscious mind rejects, and strategies to close the gap.
3.72
7k+
Blindspot Summary
Blindspot 89%
A reaction-time test can reveal biases your conscious mind rejects, and strategies to close the gap.
by Mahzarin R. Banaji 2013
3.72
7k+ ratings
Was the Cat in the Hat Black?
by Philip Nel • 2017
The Cat in the Hat draws on blackface minstrelsy. So does much of your childhood bookshelf.
4.09
433
Was the Cat in the Hat Black? Summary
Was the Cat in the Hat Black? 89%
The Cat in the Hat draws on blackface minstrelsy. So does much of your childhood bookshelf.
by Philip Nel 2017
4.09
433 ratings
I Told You So!
by Matt Kaplan • 2026
Science punishes its boldest discoveries. From handwashing to mRNA, the pattern is fixable.
3.81
589
I Told You So! Summary
I Told You So! 89%
Science punishes its boldest discoveries. From handwashing to mRNA, the pattern is fixable.
by Matt Kaplan 2026
3.81
589 ratings
Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools
by Tyrone C. Howard • 2010
Race predicts who gets suspended, tracked, and left behind. The best schools don't ignore it.
4.13
165
Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools Summary
Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools 89%
Race predicts who gets suspended, tracked, and left behind. The best schools don't ignore it.
by Tyrone C. Howard 2010
4.13
165 ratings
Good Reasonable People
by Keith Payne • 2024
Why the other side isn't crazy: the same self-justifying mind runs us all.
4.08
1k+
Good Reasonable People Summary
Good Reasonable People 89%
Why the other side isn't crazy: the same self-justifying mind runs us all.
by Keith Payne 2024
4.08
1k+ ratings
The Privileged Poor
by Anthony Abraham Jack • 2019
Admitting poor students was step one. Elite colleges forgot there was a step two.
4.25
2k+
The Privileged Poor Summary
The Privileged Poor 89%
Admitting poor students was step one. Elite colleges forgot there was a step two.
by Anthony Abraham Jack 2019
4.25
2k+ ratings
The Closing of the American Mind
by Allan Bloom • 1988
A dogma that all truths are equal has hollowed the American mind, starting on campus.
3.76
6k+
The Closing of the American Mind Summary
The Closing of the American Mind 89%
A dogma that all truths are equal has hollowed the American mind, starting on campus.
by Allan Bloom 1988
3.76
6k+ ratings
The Vision of the Anointed
by Thomas Sowell • 1995
Why failed policies survive: how the elite turns evidence into heresy and failure into virtue.
4.40
3k+
The Vision of the Anointed Summary
The Vision of the Anointed 89%
Why failed policies survive: how the elite turns evidence into heresy and failure into virtue.
by Thomas Sowell 1995
4.40
3k+ ratings
Rational Choice and Security Studies
by Michael E. Brown • 2000
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
3.78
9
Rational Choice and Security Studies Summary
Rational Choice and Security Studies 89%
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
by Michael E. Brown 2000
3.78
9 ratings
Invisible Women
by Caroline Criado Pérez • 2019
Half the population is missing from the data that shapes our world, and it's killing them.
4.34
173k+
Invisible Women Summary
Invisible Women 89%
Half the population is missing from the data that shapes our world, and it's killing them.
by Caroline Criado Pérez 2019
4.34
173k+ ratings
The Price of Admission (Updated Edition)
by Daniel Golden • 2006
The hidden price of elite college admission: donations, connections, and the right last name.
3.67
993
The Price of Admission (Updated Edition) Summary
The Price of Admission (Updated Edition) 89%
The hidden price of elite college admission: donations, connections, and the right last name.
by Daniel Golden 2006
3.67
993 ratings
An Inconvenient Minority
by Kenny Xu • 2021
Asian students score highest on every objective measure, so Harvard docks them on personality.
3.95
282
An Inconvenient Minority Summary
An Inconvenient Minority 89%
Asian students score highest on every objective measure, so Harvard docks them on personality.
by Kenny Xu 2021
3.95
282 ratings
Rage Inside the Machine
by Robert Elliott Smith • 2019
Algorithms reduce reality to neat categories. Prejudice is not a bug but the predictable exhaust.
3.97
145
Rage Inside the Machine Summary
Rage Inside the Machine 89%
Algorithms reduce reality to neat categories. Prejudice is not a bug but the predictable exhaust.
by Robert Elliott Smith 2019
3.97
145 ratings
The Real World of College
by Wendy Fischman • 2022
Half want a degree, not an education. The other half are too anxious to think.
3.86
50
The Real World of College Summary
The Real World of College 89%
Half want a degree, not an education. The other half are too anxious to think.
by Wendy Fischman 2022
3.86
50 ratings
A Lab of One's Own
by Rita Colwell • 2020
Science claimed meritocracy. One woman's data proved otherwise, and forced the system to change.
4.24
719
A Lab of One's Own Summary
A Lab of One's Own 89%
Science claimed meritocracy. One woman's data proved otherwise, and forced the system to change.
by Rita Colwell 2020
4.24
719 ratings
Science Fictions
by Stuart Ritchie • 2020
From power posing to cancer cures, how fraud, hype, and broken incentives corrupt science.
4.34
3k+
Science Fictions Summary
Science Fictions 89%
From power posing to cancer cures, how fraud, hype, and broken incentives corrupt science.
by Stuart Ritchie 2020
4.34
3k+ ratings
The Genetic Lottery
by Kathryn Paige Harden • 2021
Genes shape our fates, but acknowledging that makes the case for equality, not for hierarchy.
3.89
2k+
The Genetic Lottery Summary
The Genetic Lottery 89%
Genes shape our fates, but acknowledging that makes the case for equality, not for hierarchy.
by Kathryn Paige Harden 2021
3.89
2k+ ratings
Delusions of Gender
by Cordelia Fine • 2010
The brain science of gender difference, examined closely, collapses. A psychologist explains why.
4.08
11k+
Delusions of Gender Summary
Delusions of Gender 89%
The brain science of gender difference, examined closely, collapses. A psychologist explains why.
by Cordelia Fine 2010
4.08
11k+ ratings
Race After Technology
by Ruha Benjamin • 2019
Facial recognition fails on dark skin. Hiring algorithms prefer white names. That's by design.
4.26
2k+
Race After Technology Summary
Race After Technology 89%
Facial recognition fails on dark skin. Hiring algorithms prefer white names. That's by design.
by Ruha Benjamin 2019
4.26
2k+ ratings
Anti-Racist Educational Leadership and Policy
by Sarah Diem • 2020
School choice, testing, and colorblind discipline don't fix inequity. They weren't designed to.
4.53
15
Anti-Racist Educational Leadership and Policy Summary
Anti-Racist Educational Leadership and Policy 89%
School choice, testing, and colorblind discipline don't fix inequity. They weren't designed to.
by Sarah Diem 2020
4.53
15 ratings
Lies My Teacher Told Me
by James W. Loewen • 1995
History textbooks don't just teach the past. They teach you not to ask certain questions.
3.97
75k+
Lies My Teacher Told Me Summary
Lies My Teacher Told Me 89%
History textbooks don't just teach the past. They teach you not to ask certain questions.
by James W. Loewen 1995
3.97
75k+ ratings
Progressive Myths
by Michael Huemer • 2024
The statistical case against ten progressive orthodoxies, from police racism to the gender pay gap.
4.01
128
Progressive Myths Summary
Progressive Myths 89%
The statistical case against ten progressive orthodoxies, from police racism to the gender pay gap.
by Michael Huemer 2024
4.01
128 ratings
Lost in Math
by Sabine Hossenfelder • 2018
Theoretical physics is stuck. The culprit isn't bad math, but a fixation on elegant theories.
4.05
3k+
Lost in Math Summary
Lost in Math 89%
Theoretical physics is stuck. The culprit isn't bad math, but a fixation on elegant theories.
by Sabine Hossenfelder 2018
4.05
3k+ ratings
The Hidden Brain
by Shankar Vedantam • 2009
Your unconscious picks presidents, sentences criminals, and spawns terrorists without your consent.
3.99
3k+
The Hidden Brain Summary
The Hidden Brain 89%
Your unconscious picks presidents, sentences criminals, and spawns terrorists without your consent.
by Shankar Vedantam 2009
3.99
3k+ ratings
The Mismeasure of Man
by Stephen Jay Gould • 1982
Skulls, IQ scores, and statistics: how each science of human ranking was rigged from the start.
4.06
9k+
The Mismeasure of Man Summary
The Mismeasure of Man 89%
Skulls, IQ scores, and statistics: how each science of human ranking was rigged from the start.
by Stephen Jay Gould 1982
4.06
9k+ ratings
The Quick Fix
by Jesse Singal • 2021
How psychology's biggest fads escaped the lab, became policy, and did harm, despite the evidence.
3.91
1k+
The Quick Fix Summary
The Quick Fix 89%
How psychology's biggest fads escaped the lab, became policy, and did harm, despite the evidence.
by Jesse Singal 2021
3.91
1k+ ratings
Race Marxism
by James Lindsay • 2022
Critical race theory is Marxism rebuilt around race, and its goal is not reform but revolution.
4.23
364
Race Marxism Summary
Race Marxism 89%
Critical race theory is Marxism rebuilt around race, and its goal is not reform but revolution.
by James Lindsay 2022
4.23
364 ratings
The Constitution of Knowledge
by Jonathan Rauch • 2021
Two invisible rules keep society tethered to reality. Both are being dismantled.
4.25
2k+
The Constitution of Knowledge Summary
The Constitution of Knowledge 89%
Two invisible rules keep society tethered to reality. Both are being dismantled.
by Jonathan Rauch 2021
4.25
2k+ ratings
Is Everyone Really Equal?
by Özlem Sensoy • 2011
The most comfortable explanation for inequality is individual failure. It's also the most wrong.
4.05
1k+
Is Everyone Really Equal? Summary
Is Everyone Really Equal? 89%
The most comfortable explanation for inequality is individual failure. It's also the most wrong.
by Özlem Sensoy 2011
4.05
1k+ ratings
Who Gets In and Why
by Jeffrey J. Selingo • 2020
It's not your GPA that gets you into college. An inside investigation reveals what really decides.
4.27
5k+
Who Gets In and Why Summary
Who Gets In and Why 89%
It's not your GPA that gets you into college. An inside investigation reveals what really decides.
by Jeffrey J. Selingo 2020
4.27
5k+ ratings
Anointed
by Toby Stuart • 2025
Why a Rembrandt sells for millions and the same painting by an unknown does not.
3.48
150
Anointed Summary
Anointed 89%
Why a Rembrandt sells for millions and the same painting by an unknown does not.
by Toby Stuart 2025
3.48
150 ratings
America's Cultural Revolution
by Christopher F. Rufo • 2023
The bombs stopped. The ideas didn't. How the 1960s left captured every institution you trust.
4.21
1k+
America's Cultural Revolution Summary
America's Cultural Revolution 89%
The bombs stopped. The ideas didn't. How the 1960s left captured every institution you trust.
by Christopher F. Rufo 2023
4.21
1k+ ratings
The Age of American Unreason
by Susan Jacoby • 2008
Suspicion of ideas predates the American republic. The forces feeding it have never been louder.
3.85
3k+
The Age of American Unreason Summary
The Age of American Unreason 89%
Suspicion of ideas predates the American republic. The forces feeding it have never been louder.
by Susan Jacoby 2008
3.85
3k+ ratings
Cynical Theories
by Helen Pluckrose • 2020
How a philosophy that doubted all truth became an ideology that brooks no disagreement.
4.10
6k+
Cynical Theories Summary
Cynical Theories 89%
How a philosophy that doubted all truth became an ideology that brooks no disagreement.
by Helen Pluckrose 2020
4.10
6k+ ratings
Failure to Disrupt
by Justin Reich • 2020
Every new classroom technology gets absorbed into old routines. The real barrier was never the tech.
4.23
252
Failure to Disrupt Summary
Failure to Disrupt 89%
Every new classroom technology gets absorbed into old routines. The real barrier was never the tech.
by Justin Reich 2020
4.23
252 ratings
Us Against Them
by Donald R. Kinder • 2009
An instinct to split the world into us and them shapes nearly every American political opinion.
3.97
33
Us Against Them Summary
Us Against Them 88%
An instinct to split the world into us and them shapes nearly every American political opinion.
by Donald R. Kinder 2009
3.97
33 ratings
The Twilight of Common Dreams
by Todd Gitlin • 1995
The Left abandoned class for identity, and the Right took the country. An anatomy of surrender.
3.43
53
The Twilight of Common Dreams Summary
The Twilight of Common Dreams 88%
The Left abandoned class for identity, and the Right took the country. An anatomy of surrender.
by Todd Gitlin 1995
3.43
53 ratings
Manufacturing Consent
by Edward S. Herman • 1988
Why a free press produces propaganda as reliably as a state ministry: the structural answer.
4.23
25k+
Manufacturing Consent Summary
Manufacturing Consent 88%
Why a free press produces propaganda as reliably as a state ministry: the structural answer.
by Edward S. Herman 1988
4.23
25k+ ratings
How Propaganda Works
by Jason F. Stanley • 2015
How coded language and elite myths rig democratic debate, and why the educated fall hardest.
3.59
859
How Propaganda Works Summary
How Propaganda Works 88%
How coded language and elite myths rig democratic debate, and why the educated fall hardest.
by Jason F. Stanley 2015
3.59
859 ratings
A Hacker's Mind
by Bruce Schneier • 2023
Every system has loopholes. The powerful find them first, from tax codes to your attention.
3.68
1k+
A Hacker's Mind Summary
A Hacker's Mind 88%
Every system has loopholes. The powerful find them first, from tax codes to your attention.
by Bruce Schneier 2023
3.68
1k+ ratings
We Need New Stories
by Nesrine Malik • 2021
The stories we tell about free speech, gender, and national virtue protect power, not truth.
4.02
996
We Need New Stories Summary
We Need New Stories 88%
The stories we tell about free speech, gender, and national virtue protect power, not truth.
by Nesrine Malik 2021
4.02
996 ratings
How We Know What Isn't So
by Thomas Gilovich • 1991
The mind finds pattern in noise, then argues for it with absolute conviction.
3.95
3k+
How We Know What Isn't So Summary
How We Know What Isn't So 88%
The mind finds pattern in noise, then argues for it with absolute conviction.
by Thomas Gilovich 1991
3.95
3k+ ratings
Black Rednecks and White Liberals
by Thomas Sowell • 2005
Liberals protect a dysfunctional culture that black communities learned from white Southerners.
4.37
10k+
Black Rednecks and White Liberals Summary
Black Rednecks and White Liberals 88%
Liberals protect a dysfunctional culture that black communities learned from white Southerners.
by Thomas Sowell 2005
4.37
10k+ ratings
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