Remember that delightful interview Dutch historian Rutger Bregman gave on Tucker Carlson's Fox News show?
Well, it actually never ended up airing on TRemember that delightful interview Dutch historian Rutger Bregman gave on Tucker Carlson's Fox News show?
Well, it actually never ended up airing on Tucker Carlson's Fox News show because Bregman told Carlson to his face that he was owned by the billionaire class and the latter freaked and began cussing Bregman out. But anyway, you may have heard about it (if not, watch the interview to see for yourself).
Bregman easily deserved five stars for that alone, but fortunately his book, "Humankind: A Hopeful History" is also fabulous so he's getting double raves from me!
"Humankind" is exactly the sort of book the world needs right now, a happy dollop of optimism for our very trying times, and, boy, does it ever do the trick!
Things are not as bad as we think they are, people! And no, I'm not saying that in a Stephen Pinker way, I'm saying it in a Rutger Bregman way! Most of us, you and I and those nearby, are good people. The vast majority of us are, really.
I spent the last year and a half working for an online news site called The Millennial Source and, while that was cool and all, it was also depressing — depressing because it meant I had to read and edit the news all day! And as we all know, the news is depressing, and things have seemingly only gotten worse on that front.
The solution? Turn the news off, people! Yes, stay abreast of world events but spend more time reading, particularly books like this one, and more time talking to your fellow man (and woman). People are by and large lovely, and it's so nice to be reminded of that....more