Why people recommend it
Rigged by Mollie Hemingway is a political non-fiction book that scrutinizes the integrity of modern American elections and the institutional influences shaping them. Lex Fridman brought up the book on the Lex Fridman Podcast during a conversation with Cenk Uygur, noting that he had started reading it and asking his guest whether there was any validity to the claims that the election was fundamentally rigged. Similarly, Charlie Kirk discussed Hemingway's work on The Megyn Kelly Show alongside Megyn Kelly. Kirk stated that he and others had read the book concerning the events of 2020, using it to frame a broader discussion about a recurring pattern across multiple elections. He argued that the American Democratic establishment has repeatedly demonstrated a willingness to leverage both government authority and corporate power in order to interfere with electoral processes. Both podcast appearances utilized Hemingway's text as a springboard for examining deep partisan concerns, institutional trust, and the ongoing national debate surrounding the security, fairness, and transparency of democratic voting systems in the United States.
Who recommended it
- Lex Fridman Discussed
- Charlie Kirk Discussed
Lex Fridman — 1 mention
“Can you steel man and maybe educate me on, there's a book "Rigged" that I started reading. Is there any degree to which the election was rigged?”
Charlie Kirk — 1 mention
“okay we read Molly Hemingway's book rigged in 2020 what are they going to do this time because we now have seen a pattern of multiple elections where the American Democrat regime is willing to use government and corporate power to try to interfere with our elections”