AI Snake Oil by Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor
How do we tell the difference between a genuine technological breakthrough and a well-packaged illusion? In an era where “AI” has become the catch-all solution …
I Lived the 80s by B. Harrison Smith
What does it mean to be Generation X—the so-called “forgotten generation” wedged between the Boomers and Millennials? How did an entire cohort of latchkey kids, …
How to Have Impossible Conversations by Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay
In an era of hyper-polarization and digital echo chambers, why have we forgotten how to talk to one another? We live in a cultural moment …
The Exvangelicals by Sarah McCammon
Can a journalist truly investigate a faith they have already decided is a failure, or are they simply documenting their own exit? In The Exvangelicals, …
The Heart of Hospitality by Micah Solomon
In a world increasingly obsessed with the data of the ‘transaction,’ have we forgotten how to measure the weight of the ‘encounter’? If there is …
Strong Ground: The Lessons of Daring Leadership, the Tenacity of Paradox, and the Wisdom of the Human Spirit by Brené Brown
What happens to leadership when the ground beneath us doesn’t just shift, but seems to liquefy? In her latest work, Strong Ground: The Lessons of …
Rewiring Democracy by Bruce Schneier
Have you ever wondered if the very digital tools we hoped would liberate our voices are actually the ones dismantling our capacity to govern ourselves? …
Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara
Ever wonder what happens when you stop looking at business as a series of transactions and start looking at it as a series of opportunities …
BE 2.0 by Jim Collins
Ever wonder what separates the companies that eventually fade into the background from the ones that seem to gain more speed the longer they stay …
Navigating the Future: A Reflection on the 2025 Reading List
As we navigate an era of unprecedented change, the books we choose to spend time with serve as both a compass and a mirror. My …