Book · 2018 · Political Science
The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
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The book was called The Revolt of the Public and what it did was describe the way that politics was changing because media was changing.
Ezra Klein · The Ezra Klein Show · Feb 2025 Listen at 0:17 What they say about it
- Described as an extraordinary book2
- Authored by former CIA analyst“the former CIA analyst”2
- Explains how politics and media changed“the way that politics was changing”2
The best things said about it
Martin Gurri wrote, I think, the best book on this called The Revolt of the Public, where he goes through this in detail.
Marc Andreessen Huberman Lab · Sep 2023 I think Martin Gurri's book The Revolt of the Public was extraordinary.
In his book, The Revolt of the Public, Martin Gurri, the former CIA analyst who you should have on your show if you haven't already.
I think Martin Gurri, the guy who has published this book. I think he really nailed it.
Marc Andreessen Cheeky Pint · Oct 2025 So, you know, a lot of my thinking on this is from from you book from our friend Martin Guri u that he wrote back in 2015 called the I think it's called the revolt the revolt of the public and the crisis of authority um in the new millennium.
Marc Andreessen The Ben & Marc Show · Apr 2025 He's the author of the great book from a few years ago called The Revolt of the Public published it on Substack.
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The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium by Martin Gurri is a sociological and political analysis examining how digital technology and the internet have empowered ordinary citizens to challenge traditional institutional authority. On Honestly with Bari Weiss, Bari Weiss characterized the book as extraordinary for explaining the current political landscape and the tension between centralized establishments and the public. Matt Welsh recommended the volume on The Megyn Kelly Show to help listeners understand contemporary shifts in political discourse, while Russell Brand praised the author on The Rubin Report and suggested featuring him as a guest. Bari Weiss had previously recommended the work on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast to illustrate the democratization of information and the diminishing authority of legacy media. Arnold Kling also recommended the book on EconTalk during conversations about anti-elite sentiment. Furthermore, tech figures like Marc Andreessen discussed Gurri's insights on Cheeky Pint and The Ben & Marc Show, noting that the author accurately captured the decentralizing effects of transparency and free speech. Ezra Klein also referenced Gurri's core concepts on The Ezra Klein Show while debating the nature of modern political movements and populist uprisings.
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Bari Weiss I think Martin gur's book The Revolt of the public was extraordinary like Trump's not mentioned in the book… 2
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“I think Martin gur's book The Revolt of the public was extraordinary like Trump's not mentioned in the book it came out before the whole Trump phenomenon”
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“i mean because there's no longer what martin gury has called like secret knowledge and for those who haven't read his book the revolt of the public”
Russell Brand In his book, The Revolt of the Public, Martin Gurri, the former CIA analyst who you should have on your sho… 2
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“I said ages ago after reading Martin gur's book The Revolt of the public that there was an inevitability The Independent Media and the way that it you know M gory saw this much earlier than any of us”
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“In his book, The Revolt of the Public, Martin Gurri, the former CIA analyst who you should have on your show if you haven't already.”
Arnold Kling Well, um, I guess you know, I I have to keep recommending Martin Gurri's work. The his book is The Revolt o… 1
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“Well, um, I guess you know, I I have to keep recommending Martin Gurri's work. The his book is The Revolt of the Public.”
Matt Welsh he's the author of The Great book from a few years ago called the Revolt of the public published it on subs… 1
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“he's the author of The Great book from a few years ago called the Revolt of the public published it on substack in one”
Ezra Klein I was talking about this ABS I was talking about this with Martin G that he has a sort of Revolt of the pub… 5
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“I was talking about this ABS I was talking about this with Martin G that he has a sort of Revolt of the public there I was like no this is a Revolt of Elites”
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“I was talking about this with Martin G that he has a sort of Revolt of the public there I was like no this is a Revolt of Elites”
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“back in 2016 When Donald Trump won the first time there was this book it was self-published by a former CIA media analyst named Martin G that became a kind of phenomenon in Silicon Valley the book was called the Revolt of the public and what it did was describe the way that politics was changing because media was changing”
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“the book was called the Revolt of the public and what it did was describe the way that politics was changing because media was changing”
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“so in 2014 you published this book The Revolt of the public lay out the basic argument you were making about attention and media and public”
Marc Andreessen Martin Gurri wrote, I think, the best book on this called the Revolt of the Public, where he goes through t… 3
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“I think Martin Gurri, the guy who has published this book. I think he really nailed it...”
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“So, you know, a lot of my thinking on this is from from you book from our friend Martin Guri u that he wrote back in 2015 called the I think it's called the revolt the revolt of the public and the crisis of authority um in the new millennium.”
Discussed
“Martin Gurri wrote, I think, the best book on this called the Revolt of the Public, where he goes through this in detail.”
Brie Wolfson Revolt of the Public. Oh, Martin Gurri. Yes, that one's great. That one's actually my favorite color and is… 1
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“Revolt of the Public. Oh, Martin Gurri. Yes, that one's great. That one's actually my favorite color and is my favorite cover too.”
Michael Shellenberger so this is the Revolt of the public by Martin G is he argues that really all of this is just the elites fre… 1
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“so this is the Revolt of the public by Martin G is he argues that really all of this is just the elites freaking out about the rise of the internet”
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“He is a former CIA analyst and the author of The Revolt of the Public.”
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“My guest today has been Martin Gurri. His book is The Revolt of the Public.”