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Common knowledge is necessary for coordination, for making arbitrary but complementary choices like driving on the right, using paper currency, and coalescing behind a political leader or movement. It's also necessary for social coordination:...

Clear, simple answers to the most common and vexing questions about climate change that we can take action on right now. Included in Bill Gates's "Five books to read this winter" Included in the Financial Times 's Best Books of 2025: Environment...

Canadians have relatively few binding national myths, but one of the most pervasive and enduring is the conviction that the country is doomed. In 1965 George Grant passionately defended Canadian identity by asking fundamental questions about the...

This major biography is the second volume of the bestselling, John A: The Man Who Made Us, by respected journalist Richard Gwyn. John A. Macdonald, Canada's first and most important prime minister, is the man who made the Confederation happen, who...

Blending together natural history, architecture, chemistry, and politics, a senior conservation ecologist presents a roadmap for renewing economic growth, revitalizing communities, and creating a sustainable environment.