Book · 2004 · History
Crossing the Rubicon
The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil
Why people recommend it
Crossing the Rubicon by Michael C. Ruppert is a comprehensive investigation into government corruption, economic systems, and the events surrounding the September 11 attacks, focusing heavily on figures like Dick Cheney. During an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience, author Michael C. Ruppert discussed the extensive documentation in his work, noting that it features a thousand footnotes and roughly three million words of record, making it one of the largest-selling books about 9/11. Ruppert explained to Joe Rogan that his book explores how drug money and corporate profits can be manipulated through crooked economic paradigms, and he proudly pointed out that his text is even housed in the Harvard Business Library to illustrate the depth of institutional rigging. Joe Rogan mentioned during the interview that he had purchased a copy of Crossing the Rubicon roughly five years prior and considered it an honor to talk with the author. Additionally, guest Freeway Rick Ross briefly mentioned reading the Rubicon during a later episode with Rogan. The book remains a prominent reference point for readers interested in deep political conspiracies, institutional corruption, and alternative explanations of modern historical turning points documented through rigorous personal research and exhaustive footnotes.
Who recommended it
- Michael Ruppert Discussed
- Freeway Rick Ross Discussed
- Joe Rogan Discussed
Michael Ruppert — 5 mentions
“and the deal with drug money which when I wrote a lot of the stuff that's in Rubicon is that um you can move it with profits to earning ratios off books in a crooked economic Paradigm”
“my rubicon's in the Harvard Biz Library okay H so yeah it's that rigged”
“that's kind of what my book Crossing the rubicon's about along with a lot of other things but yeah he was a gangster”
“Rubicon is the I think the second or third largest selling book about 911 really it's been read all over”
“I've left a record of 3 million words in in Rubicon there's a thousand footnotes”
Freeway Rick Ross — 1 mention
“uh I don't remember the Rubicon”
Joe Rogan — 1 mention
“it's an honor I bought your book you gave me a copy of it today today but I already have it cuz I bought it about 5 years ago which is Crossing the Rubicon”