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Book · 2016 · Business & Economics

Men Without Work

America's Invisible Crisis

by Nick Eberstadt · Recommended by 3 people on 3 podcasts

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American Enterprise Institute wrote a best-selling book in 2016 called men without work.
Mike Rowe · This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · Nov 2022 Listen at 1:17:10

The best things said about it

2 of 5 · every mention
Recommended
He wrote men without work no he came on the show he came on the show last week I think he'd be really interested the book's very very short.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Apr 2023
Discussed
Here to discuss it is the author of men without work Nick everad.
Megyn Kelly The Megyn Kelly Show · Nov 2022

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Why people recommend it

Nick Eberstadt's book Men Without Work examines the alarming rise of prime-working-age men who have dropped out of the labor force and are neither employed nor actively seeking jobs. Mike Rowe strongly recommended the bestseller on multiple episodes of This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von, telling the host and his audience that the economist's concise and impactful study is essential reading for anyone serious about understanding modern labor market trends and the declining participation of able-bodied men. Similarly, Chris Williamson brought up the book on Modern Wisdom during conversations with guests like Ray Dalio and David Geary, noting that the short text offers crucial insights into the hidden economic and social collapse occurring among disengaged male cohorts. Megyn Kelly also featured Eberstadt as a guest on The Megyn Kelly Show to unpack the statistical reality behind the research, introducing him as the author of the defining text on the subject. Across these various podcast appearances, the speakers used Eberstadt's findings to spark broader discussions regarding welfare dependency, shifting cultural values, and the future of the American workforce.

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Mike Rowe American Enterprise Institute wrote a best-selling book in 2016 called men without work 2
Recommended
“If they're if they're serious about what you just framed, the book to read is called Men Without Work. It's by a guy called Nick Everest. He is a real economist and I know him.”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #577 - Mike Rowe 2025-04-22
Recommended
“American Enterprise Institute wrote a best-selling book in 2016 called men without work”
Chris Williamson he wrote men without work no he came on the show he came on the show last week I think he'd be really inter… 2
Discussed
“secondly Nicholas eberstat men without work are you familiar with him no no yeah I I yeah sorry I I've read the basic economic papers but not the popular press books”
Recommended
“he wrote men without work no he came on the show he came on the show last week I think he'd be really interested the book's very very short”
Megyn Kelly here to discuss it is the author of men without work Nick everad 1
Discussed
“here to discuss it is the author of men without work Nick everad”

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“I did a first edition of a book on men without work in 2016 and I used I used this graph as the cover which means almost a straight line”
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“I've Got This Book Men Without Work you can probably find that uh somewhere”

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