Why people recommend it
The Right Side of History by Ben Shapiro is a non-fiction political book examining the foundations of Western civilization and what the author views as its current cultural decline. Lex Fridman discussed the text on the Lex Fridman Podcast on November 7, 2022, while introducing Ben Shapiro as a prominent conservative commentator and the author of several notable political works. Fridman highlighted the title alongside other publications to frame the guest's broader intellectual contributions. Subsequently, Ben Shapiro himself appeared on The Rubin Report on July 25, 2020, to elaborate on the motivations behind his writing. Shapiro explained that he authored the book specifically because he observed numerous things going wrong in society and felt the country was falling apart, which served as the primary catalyst for his broader critique of modern cultural trends. Across these podcast segments, the book is contextualized as a deliberate intervention in contemporary political discourse, appealing to readers interested in conservative philosophy, cultural critique, and the historical underpinnings of modern societal structures, thereby sparking intense public debate and widespread engagement among audiences navigating polarized political landscapes.
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“I mean, there've been things that have been going wrong, which is why I wrote the previous book, "Right Side of History", which was the country's kind of falling apart.”
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“So so the way that I describe it in this book and and I give a sort of more wholesome definition in an earlier book that I that I did called the right side of history”
“the thing that I'm proudest of in terms of like one product that I've created is the right side of History which is basically a review of Western philosophy over the course of about 250 Pages it was the hardest thing I've had to write I think it was a really interesting and cogent book”
“But in terms of like establishing a long-term body, listen—the thing that I’m proudest of in terms of one product that I’ve created is 'The Right Side of History,' which is basically a review of Western philosophy over the course of about 250 pages. It was the hardest thing I’ve had to write; I think it was a really interesting”
“The following is a conversation with Ben Shapiro, a conservative political commentator, host of the Ben Shapiro Show, co-founder of The Daily Wire, and author of several books, including The Authoritarian Moment, The Right Side of History, and Facts Don't Care About Your Feelings.”
“This is of course what Sam Harris and Jordan Peterson had been debating a lot for the last year and a half and many others a Ben Shapiro wrote a book about it”
“what's amazing is a review of my new book and my new book has several sections in there dedicated to how terrible the alt-right is and then the interview they did with me doesn't talk about alt-right stuff at all”
“i mean this is where you know my my book which i always hesitate to pitch my own stuff because it sounds gauche pitch away but the new book the right side of history number one new york times best-selling non-fiction book wait a minute you got number one in the new york times best-selling really yeah we sold enough”