Your Book Review: The Anti-Politics Machine

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[This is one of the finalists in the 2022 book review contest. It’s not by me - it’s by an ACX reader who will remain anonymous until after voting is done, to prevent their identity from influencing your decisions. I’ll be posting about one of these a week for several months. When you’ve read them all, I’ll ask you to vote for a favorite, so remember which ones you liked - SA] Everyone familiar with Effective Altruism knows that “good intentions aren’t enough.” If you want your charitable giving to mean something, you also need to measure your favorite program’s effects with good…

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