💬 Opinion Aug 12, 2026 · Helaine Olen

A World From the Inside

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How to Rule the World: An Education in Power at Stanford University is many books in one. It is, first, a coming-of-age story about the author, Theo Baker, the child of two prominent Washington journalists. He comes to the hallowed, legacy-filled halls of Stanford University fascinated by technology, but discovers, while

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