📚 Education — Books

What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?
Must ReadHistory
What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?
by Frederick Douglass
Douglass's 1852 speech -- one of the greatest pieces of American oratory ever delivered. Standing before an audience of abolitionists, he dismantles the hypocrisy of celebrating American freedom while four million people remain enslaved. As precise, furious, and relevant as anything ever written about the American contradiction.
The Four
Must ReadBusiness
The Four
by Scott Galloway
Galloway's analysis of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google — their competitive moats, business models, and societal impact. Essential for understanding the structural dominance of platform businesses.