How Tech Billionaires Bought the Narrative with Eoin Higgins

Building on years of international reporting, Max Fisher tells the gripping story of how Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other social networks preyed on psychological frailties to create algorithms that drive users to extreme opinions and actions. The book explores how the companies' founding tenets and focus on maximizing engagement have led to a destabilized world, marked by increasing social and political polarization, misinformation, and violence. Fisher also highlights the stories of heroic outsiders and Silicon Valley defectors who raised alarms about these issues.

This book provides a detailed analysis of the multicultural experiment at Stanford University in the 1980s. It explores how multiculturalism transformed the curriculum, extracurricular activities, and overall campus life, leading to what the authors argue is a stifling of intellectual freedom and a decline in academic standards. The authors use primary sources to reveal the politicization of classes, housing, and other university programs, and they argue that multiculturalism has resulted in a culture of victimization and anti-Western zealotry. The book is divided into two parts, one focusing on the new academic environment and the other on the broader social, political, and cultural implications of multiculturalism.

Matt Taibbi's 'I Can't Breathe: A Killing on Bay Street' provides a detailed narrative of Eric Garner's life and death, highlighting the complexities of his personal history and the systemic issues that led to his tragic demise. The book explores themes of policing, racial disparity, and social justice, offering a critical examination of the events surrounding Garner's death and its broader implications for American society.