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Your Book Review: A Residence Of 21 Years In The Sandwich Islands

A descendant of missionary Hiram Bingham reviews his ancestor's memoir about bringing Christianity and Western civilization to Hawaii in the 1820s-1840s, drawing parallels to modern Effective Altruism and examining what lessons today's do-gooders can learn from this earlier generation of world-savers.

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Aug 21, 2026 9,855 words 173 likes 81 comments Listen · 54 min Read Read Opened Opened

Your Book Review: Breakdown In Pakistan

This review of Masooda Bano's 'Breakdown in Pakistan' examines how Western aid systematically destroys the capacity of local voluntary organizations to mobilize collective action, replacing diverse community-driven institutions with professionalized NGOs dependent on foreign funding.

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Jul 24, 2026 7,544 words 286 likes 345 comments Listen · 47 min Read Read Opened Opened
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