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Recommended Reading

Books and resources we’ve found genuinely valuable for developing sharper critical thinking, understanding political dynamics, and seeing through misleading arguments. Every recommendation comes from direct reading — nothing is listed here that we haven’t engaged with ourselves.


This page is a growing collection — new recommendations are added as we read and review them. Where we’ve written about a book, you’ll find a link to our analysis alongside the recommendation.

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