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2025 in Noteworthy Books

2025 in Noteworthy Books

This year I decided I'd start keeping a log or journal of my book-reading, and I actually managed to stick with it! Here are a few of the highlights of the year.
Matt Wilson Dec 31, 2025
On EVs, mineral problems, and industrial policy

On EVs, mineral problems, and industrial policy

In which a well-timed bit from the Washington Post interrupts a conversation I was already having about battery chemistry... and completely fails to mention the bigger picture!
Matt Wilson Sep 19, 2023
Risk: Crooked Values

Risk: Crooked Values

Another bevy of philosophically interesting risk management insight from Spitznagel’s book. Part 2.
Matt Wilson Sep 6, 2023
On Additive Risk Management

On Additive Risk Management

I’m reading Mark Spitznagel’s new book (Safe Haven) and, as ever, it is proving to be a goldmine. Part 1.
Matt Wilson Aug 29, 2023

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