Here are three books I'm in the process of reading or have recently finished. Finished: Day of Empire. This book makes the point that states that are the most racially and religiously tolerant are typically more successful. One example of this is the Dutch Republic, one of the few places in Europe to practice religious toleration during the early modern religious wars. The result being that they attracted huge numbers of Protestants, Jews, and others, people whose skills and connections helped make the Dutch a commercial superpower. A counter-example is Nazi Germany, who drove out its Jewish scientists--who then came to America and helped create the Atomic Bomb. The only way the irony could be more severe is if the European war went on a bit longer and Berlin (the Nazis' political capital) or Nuremberg (the Nazis' spiritual capital) ate a nuke.
Three Books I'm Reading
Three Books I'm Reading
Three Books I'm Reading
Here are three books I'm in the process of reading or have recently finished. Finished: Day of Empire. This book makes the point that states that are the most racially and religiously tolerant are typically more successful. One example of this is the Dutch Republic, one of the few places in Europe to practice religious toleration during the early modern religious wars. The result being that they attracted huge numbers of Protestants, Jews, and others, people whose skills and connections helped make the Dutch a commercial superpower. A counter-example is Nazi Germany, who drove out its Jewish scientists--who then came to America and helped create the Atomic Bomb. The only way the irony could be more severe is if the European war went on a bit longer and Berlin (the Nazis' political capital) or Nuremberg (the Nazis' spiritual capital) ate a nuke.