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From bestselling author and provocateur Christopher Hitchens, the classic guide to the art of principled dissent and disagreement “Hitchens is, first and last, a writer, an always exciting, often exacting, furious polemicist.”―The Boston Globe In Letters to a Young Contrarian, bestselling...

In this offbeat approach to leadership, college president Steven B. Sample - the man who turned the University of Southern California into one of the most respected and highly rated universities in the country - challenges many conventional teachings on the subject. Here, Sample outlines an iconoclastic style of leadership that flies in the face of current leadership thought, but a style that unquestionably works, nevertheless.

A summary conversation on news events and public affairs in Chicago.

Drawing on insights from across the social, behavioral, and natural sciences, Michelle Baddeley explores contexts in which behavior is driven by the herd. She analyzes the rational vs nonrational and cognitive vs emotional forces involved, and she investigates why herding only sometimes works out well. With new perspectives on followers, leaders, and the pros and cons of herd behavior, Baddeley shines vivid light on human behavior in the context of our ever-more-connected world.

Welcome to The Conversation by The Contrarian, a podcast where we take issues pervading throughout society and break them down for you to understand. The Contrarian is a Global Digital Venture bringing together students, professionals, and artists from all around the world. It’s an online initiative of Jai Hind College’s (Mumbai) Economics Department which provides a platform for college students to voice their opinions.

Welcome to "The Contrarian." This podcast is all about diving into the world of liberal values, radical ideologies and engaging in truly open conversations. We will take a close look at what in god’s name is going on in American and Western universities and what, if anything, we can do about it.

Trying to make sense of popular media, internet, and entertainment culture in a world gone insane. Sterling, Thomas, and Andrew watch the movies, read the books, and scroll the internet searching for a shred of decency. Can they find a gem contrary to the swill that permeates modern pop culture today? Tune in to find out. Brought to you by The Patriot Post — subscribe FREE today at www.patriotpost.us!

The Voluntary Contrarian takes a hard look at arguments against liberty from social and mainstream media. Host Jared Nordin utilizes critical thinking from a thoroughly libertarian and free market perspective.

The Contrarian is a Global Digital Publication bringing together students, professionals, and artists from all around the world. It’s an online initiative of Jai Hind College’s (Mumbai) Economics Department which provides a platform for college students to voice their opinions. We aim to deliver authentic information to our readers with unbiased opinions. The Conversation is The Contrarian’s initiative where we take everyday issues about society and break them down for you to understand.

"Peter Thiel Defends His Most Contrarian Move Yet: Supporting Trump" is from the October 30, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by David Streitfeld and narrated by Kristi Burns.