If Books Could Kill

The boys catalog the definitive worst takes of the year, from the pundits who misunderstood our political moment to a guy who wants to have sex with a computer.
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The boys continue their discussion of Walter Isaacson's "Elon Musk." This is the part where Elon loses his mind. 
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From self-proclaimed ‘socialist’ to Team Trump and DeSantis: Elon Musk’s curious politics revealed  
The Quiet Political Rise of David Sacks, Silicon Valley’s Prophet of Urban Doom
Elon Musk biographer admits suggestion SpaceX head blocked Ukraine drone attack was wrong 
Elon Musk's Daughter on Dad's Biography: 'Sad Excuse for a Puff Piece'
Character Limit
Twitter fulfilling more government censorship requests under Musk 
Elon Musk booed for nearly 5 minutes straight at Dave Chappelle show in San Francisco 
New CNN Chief Trying to Please GOP Elite 
Research finds more than 14 million preventable deaths by 2030 if USAID defunding continues, including more than 4 million children under five
What the data says about Social Security 
Trump Administration, DOGE Activities Risk SSA Operations and Security of Personal Data
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A biography that dares to ask: Is a lifetime of worker abuse and narcissism worth it to experience robot butlers?
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What Elon Musk Gets Wrong about South Africa
Elon Musk’s Anti-Semitic, Apartheid-Loving Grandfather 
Elon Musk claims he was once one of the best Quake players around
Watch Elon Musk Talk About Being an ‘Illegal Immigrant’ in Video From 2013 
Elon Musk’s dad Errol says he can ‘prove’ existence of emerald mine in new bombshell claim revealing its location 
How Elon Musk Went from Superhero to Supervillain 
The Believer
Elon Musk: The Architect of Tomorrow 
How Elon Musk Plans on Reinventing the World (and Mars)
Tesla factory workers reveal pain, injury and stress: 'Everything feels like the future but us' | Tesla
Hundreds of Tesla workers tested positive for the virus after Elon Musk reopened a plant, data shows
Inside Tesla as Elon Musk Pushed an Unflinching Vision for Self-Driving Cars 
Tesla video promoting self-driving was staged, engineer testifies
Elon Musk Says His 'Running Robot' Will 'Actually Eliminate Poverty' As He Shares Video Of Tesla Optimus Jogging 
Elon Musk Wants ‘Strong Influence’ Over the ‘Robot Army’ He’s Building 
There’s a Very Simple Pattern to Elon Musk’s Broken Promises
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How do you tell the entire history of humanity in a single book? Whatever you do, do not open a browser window. 
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A Response to Yuval Harari
Yuval Noah Harari’s History of Everyone, Ever
How Humankind Conquered the World
The revolution that wasn't
Advances In The Study Of The Origin Of Humanness
21 Lessons for the 21st Century is a banal and risible self-help book
Are Human Rights Western? 
Bonaparte in Egypt
Ship of Fools
The Dangerous Populist Science of Yuval Noah Harari
A Reductionist History of Humankind
Harari, Sapiens and historical accuracy
The Broad Spectrum Revolution at 40
The Neolithic Revolution in the Middle East
Was the Agricultural Revolution a Terrible Mistake?
The Darker Side of the "Original Affluent Society"
Harari's world history
Compassion with Justice: Harari’s Assault on Human Rights
Reconsidering the link between past material culture and cognition 
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Live like Dale Carnegie, neg like Calvin Coolidge.
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Self-help Messiah: Dale Carnegie and Success in Modern America
The Positive Thinkers
Age of industrial violence 1910-1915 : the activities and findings of the United States commission on industrial relations
Representation and Rebellion: The Rockefeller Plan at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, 1914–1942 
Dale Carnegie and the Problem of Sincerity
New York Times review from 1937

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