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4 giorni fa · In the following passage, historian Jill Lepore carefully considers an enslaved man's walk through 1740s Manhattan. The slave, who was known as Pedro, described a Sunday walk through Manhattan as part of a confession that he gave during the investigations into the alleged slave conspiracy of 1741.
6 giorni fa · Essential reading.”—Jill Lepore, author of These Truths: A History of the United States. “Alison LaCroix’s invaluable book is a fount of information and brilliant insights about a grievously neglected period of American constitutional development. It is often gripping in the stories it relates.
4 giorni fa · As historian Jill Lepore wrote, we used to be in a world of mystery. Then we began to understand those mysteries and use science to turn them into facts. And then we quantified and operationalized those facts through numbers.
2 giorni fa · Jill Lepore, The Evening Rocket: Elon Musk and Outer Space. Political Exit Projects. Raymond Craib, Adventure Capitalism. Quinn Slobodian, Crack-Up Capitalism. Raymond Craib, Egotopia. Raymond Craib, The Brief Life and Watery Death of a ’70s Libertarian Micronation. Raynond Craib, Crypto Bros Are Trying to Buy an Island in the Pacific
4 giorni fa · Jill Lepore in “The Disruption Machine” likens start-ups to a pack of ravenous hyenas that are “ruthless and leaderless and unrestrained” and “devastatingly dangerous.” 4 For those who choose to pursue an innovative venture, the road can be treacherous.
5 giorni fa · Feature The author recommends works by Benjamin Franklin, Jill Lepore, and more By The Week US Published 21 May 24
1 giorno fa · The topic brought back memories of this 2018 interview our Evan Goldstein conducted with Jill Lepore, the historian and author. I recommend re-reading it today.
