When Your Best Friend Isn't Human

When Your Best Friend Isn't Human

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The New Appeal of Autocracy

What happens when people start seeing democracy not as the solution, but as the problem? In American Caesar, religion scholar Bradley Onishi examines an emerging alliance of Christian nationalists and technocratic thinkers who believe America needs a strong leader to impose order ...  Show more

Are You Burned Out, or Just Tired?

You’ve hit your goals, kept everyone happy, and earned a little time off. So why doesn’t a weekend away fix the exhaustion? In Breaking Burnout: How High Achievers Break the Success Myths Driving Exhaustion, Overwork, and Burnout, former C-suite executive Nabeela Elsayed examines ...  Show more

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