Runaway

Alice Munro

The matchless Munro makes art out of everyday lives in this dazzling new collection.  At its centre are three stories connected into one marvellously rich narrative about Juliet - who escapes from teaching at a girls' school and throws herself into a wild and passionate love match.    Here are men and w...

What's the Worst That Could Happen? Existential Risk and Extreme Politics

Andrew Leigh

Why catastrophic risks are more dangerous than you think, and how populism is making them worse.   Did you know that you're more likely to die from a catastrophe than in a car crash? The odds that a typical US resident will die from a catastrophic event--for example, nuclear war, bioterrorism, or out-...