Only in the last two decades has a consensus about autism developed among the psychiatrists, psychologists, and neurologists who traffic in the science of the mind. Even today, thousands, perhaps millions, flock to the defense of the quacks and charlatans who perpetuate the myth that autism is...

Britain was nearing the peak of its imperial power in the final years of Queen Victoria's reign as the turn of the 20th century approached. But all was not well in the Empire. Clamor for local control was rising in India, the "Jewel in the Crown," as the decade-old Indian National Congress...

A review of Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think, by Viktor Mayer-Schoeneberger and Kenneth Cukier. @@@@ (4 out of 5). An overview of the computer-based phenomenon that is playing an ever-larger role in our lives, our work, and our future, written by two world-class authorities in the field.

Books, periodicals, blogs, websites, and organizations that address the field of social enterprise, with recommendations.

As Timothy Hallinan writes in an Author's Note at the conclusion of Crashed, the first novel in his series featuring the career burglar Junior Bender, criminals are "intrinsically interesting because they've rejected the standard set of values and, since we all need values of some kind, they've...

Many Americans seem to assume that the current tension between the US and China arose only with the election of Donald Trump in 2016—or with the rise of Xi Jinping to the top of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) four years earlier. But that's far from the case. In Overreach: How China Derailed Its...

Four years ago a superb biography of Kurt Vonnegut called And So It Goes -- Kurt Vonnegut: A Life by Charles J. Shields was published. Shields focused on his subject's character, the ups and downs of his troubled inner life, and the rapidly shifting fortunes of his writing career. Now Ginger...

A review of The Shareholder Value Myth: How Putting Shareholders First Harms Investors, Corporations, and the Public, by Lynn Stout. @@@@@ (5 out of 5). A business law professor argues that “maximizing shareholder value” is a mistaken and dangerous concept — and is not required under the law.

This is the story of three American generals, their on-again, off-again friendship, and the military operations they led from 1942 to 1945 to win the war against Nazi Germany. For those old enough to remember the history, two of their names live on in memory, the third, much less often. But all...

What can I say about a thriller that debuted to such fanfare in the publishing industry and the blogosphere? Reviewers and other writers in the genre have been falling all over one another to lavish praise on this debut novel, making it a runaway bestseller. Estimated reading time: 3 minutes I Am...