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Book · 2009 · Prosecution

Three felonies a day

by Harvey A. Silverglate, Alan M. Dershowitz · Recommended by 5 people on 5 podcasts

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Like there's a book called the three felonies a day and it talks about how a guy wakes up and gets up in the morning goes to work comes home has dinner puts the kids to bed and unbeknownst to him during that day he has committed three felonies.
Joe Rogan · The Joe Rogan Experience · Apr 2020 Listen at 30:47

What they say about it

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  • Authored by Harvey Silverglate“a book written by Harvey Silverglate”
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  • Discussed on The Joe Rogan Experience“a book called Three Felonies a Day”
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The best things said about it

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Which reminds me of a book written by Dr. Harvey Silverglate. He's a professor of law at Harvard, and it's called Three Felonies a Day.
John Kiriakou The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Jan 2026
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There was a book written by Harvey Silverglate called Three Felonies a Day.
Tucker Carlson The Tucker Carlson Show · Oct 2026
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There's a book by Harvey Silverglate, who's a professor of law at Harvard University. The book is called Three Felonies a Day.
John Kiriakou The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 2025
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There's a book called Three Felonies a Day by Harvey Silverglate, and he writes about how you wake up in the morning.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Apr 2021
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Your book that you gave me today, Three Felonies a Day, is cited.
Lex Fridman Lex Fridman Podcast · May 2023
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So there's that book Three Felonies a Day, right.
Tyler Cowen Conversations with Tyler · Jun 2022

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Three Felonies a Day by Harvey A. Silverglate and Alan M. Dershowitz is a legal examination showing how federal criminal laws are so broad that ordinary citizens unknowingly commit multiple felonies during daily life. John Kiriakou discussed the book on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett and The Joe Rogan Experience, using it to argue that the United States is overly regulated and criminalized. Tucker Carlson brought up the work on The Tucker Carlson Show to illustrate how sprawling federal statutes criminalize normal behavior. Joe Rogan similarly mentioned it on The Joe Rogan Experience across multiple episodes to highlight how easily people break laws without knowing it during routine activities like waking up and going to work. Lex Fridman noted the text on the Lex Fridman Podcast while discussing privacy and the nothing-to-hide argument. Tyler Cowen also referenced the book on Conversations with Tyler to demonstrate the extreme legalism of American society.

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John Kiriakou which reminds me of a book written by Dr. Harvey Silverglate. He's a professor of law at Harvard, and it's… 2
Recommended
“which reminds me of a book written by Dr. Harvey Silverglate. He's a professor of law at Harvard, and it's called Three Felonies a Day.”
Discussed
“There's a book by Harvey Silverglate who's a professor of law at Harvard University. The book is called Three Felonies a Day.”
Joe Rogan there's a book called three felonies a day by harvey uh silverglate um and he writes about how you wake up… 2
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“there's a book called three felonies a day by harvey uh silverglate um and he writes about how you wake up in the morning”
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“like there's a book called the three felonies a day and it talks about how a guy wakes up and gets up in the morning goes to work comes home has dinner puts the kids to bed and unbeknownst to him during that day he has committed three felonies”
Lex Fridman On the Wikipedia page for "Nothing to hide", you're cited. In fact, your book that you gave me today, "Thre… 1
Discussed
“On the Wikipedia page for "Nothing to hide", you're cited. In fact, your book that you gave me today, "Three Felonies A Day", is cited.”
Tucker Carlson There was a book written by Harvey Silverglate called Three Felonies a day. Did you ever read that? 1
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“There was a book written by Harvey Silverglate called Three Felonies a day. Did you ever read that?”
Tyler Cowen so there's that book three felonies a day right 1
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“so there's that book three felonies a day right”

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