Category Archives: Non-fiction

We are in a complex political and economical maze, and we are completely at the mercy of the small group of people who understand, and created, the maze. 

This book examines the food chains that sustain us, and the environmental and moral implications of our food choices.

This book explores the contours of knowledge and why we think the way we think–specifically, the impact of the highly improbable.

“Gun grabbers,” “gun nuts,” the Second Amendment, and the complex, emotional debate over the right to bear arms.

The thrilling race to electrify the world: Edison, Tesla, and Westinghouse collide.

The criss-crossing of opiates and black tar heroin throughout the United States, and the havoc it wreaks.

To those who believe we all should pay our fair share of taxes, discovering the intricacies of the plans the uber-wealthy use (which correlate with how desperately they want to evade taxes, thus placing the burden on everyone else) will be infuriating.

Two zoos, one in West Berlin and the other in East Berlin, mere miles apart and separated by the Berlin Wall, wrestle with each other at the apex of their popularity.

Unsettling and cruel tactics that actors in the healthcare industry use to profit lucratively off patients, and how to resist.

How two men battled Victorian London’s deadliest cholera outbreak, and what we can learn from their public health efforts.