The historian and author of Utopia for Realists says that research shows that "especially in times of crisis, we show our best selves. And we get... In 'Humankind,' Rutger Bregman Aims To Convince ...

I was given Rutger Bregman’s Humankind: A hopeful history for my birthday when I was feeling down about the world, and it became my new favourite book. At a time when optimism can seem naive, it’s ...

Rutger Bregman begins his new book Humankind: A Hopeful History with what he calls this "radical idea" that most people deep down are pretty decent. Bregman is a historian and writer for The ...

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