Book · 2020 · History
Outrages
Sex, Censorship, and the Criminalization of Love
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Yeah, so the year year before the pandemic in 2019 she published a book called Outrages ; and she very famously made um a a a basic like a a foundational factual error in that book where she misinterpreted a phrase in the historical record.
Naomi Klein · The Ezra Klein Show · Mar 2026 Listen at 14:37 The best things said about it
Um so I reviewed two books in the last few weeks I reviewed Naomi Wolf's book outrages which has been heavily criticized for containing some pretty serious errors.
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Outrages by Naomi Wolf is a historical nonfiction book that examines same-sex desire and state suppression in nineteenth-century Britain. Naomi Klein discussed Naomi Wolf's 2019 book Outrages on The Ezra Klein Show, pointing out that the author famously made a foundational factual error in the text by misinterpreting a phrase in the historical record. Klein utilized this example during her conversation with Ezra Klein to illustrate how public scandals unfold around errors in prominent contemporary works. Similarly, Parul Sehgal brought up Naomi Wolf's book on The Book Review podcast while discussing recent critical assignments. Sehgal noted that she had reviewed Outrages within the previous few weeks, highlighting that the publication had been heavily criticized for containing some rather serious errors. Both commentators focused on the flaws and the subsequent heavy criticism the book attracted following its publication, using it as a case study in historical misinterpretation and public accountability rather than examining its underlying thesis in depth.
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Naomi Klein Yeah, so the year year before the pandemic in 2019 she published a book called Outrages ; and she very famo… 1
“Yeah, so the year year before the pandemic in 2019 she published a book called Outrages ; and she very famously made um a a a basic like a a foundational factual error in that book where she misinterpreted a phrase in the historical record.”
Parul Sehgal um so I reviewed two books in the last few weeks I reviewed Naomi Wolf's book outrages which has been heavi… 1
“um so I reviewed two books in the last few weeks I reviewed Naomi Wolf's book outrages which has been heavily criticized for containing some pretty serious errors”
