Why people recommend it
Thinking About Crime by James Q. Wilson is a collection of influential essays by a prominent political scientist of the twentieth century. On The Ezra Klein Show episode titled The Hidden Politics of Disorder, broadcast on October 18, 2024, guest Charles Fain Lehman discussed the foundational ideas that informed his perspective, tracing them back to the work of James Q. Wilson. Lehman described Wilson as arguably the most influential political scientist of the twentieth century and his personal ideological hero. Specifically, Lehman recommended Wilson's collection of essays, Thinking About Crime, pointing to it as a major source for the concepts he frequently explored. The book explores key themes in criminology, public policy, and social order, reflecting Wilson's broader intellectual impact on conservative thought and policy debates regarding crime, policing, and community standards in American society during the latter half of the twentieth century.
Who recommended it
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Ezra Klein — 1 mention
“The first one is a lot of the ideas I talked about particularly early in this conversation come from the work of the political scientist James Q Wilson arguably the most influential political scientist of the 20th century my personal ideological hero and his collection of essays thinking about crime was really influential on how I think about crime”