What I’m Reading: Eclectic Edition
Some weeks, as I try to chase down a particular idea or understand a particular event, my reading lists have clear themes: what to read to understand X; three books on Y.
This is … not one of those weeks. Instead, I’ve been feeling intellectual entropy, pinging from one topic to another. I’ve decided to lean into it, letting my brain range freely and trusting that it will take me somewhere interesting.
I’m pleased with the results: a fascinating new book on China, a new political science paper that explains a quirk of far-right politics and a puzzle-box mystery novel set a few miles from my house.
Here’s my eclectic reading list: “Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World,” by Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, turned out to be particularly topical this week after reports that a researcher deep inside Britain’s Parliament had been arrested in March on suspicion of working for the Chinese government.
