Why people recommend it
Who Really Cares by Arthur C. Brooks is a 2006 sociological study that investigates the cultural, spiritual, and political factors influencing charitable giving and compassion in America. The book has been referenced and debated across several podcasts. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Steven Crowder mentioned the book while discussing generosity and charitable giving based on political persuasion. Tyler Cowen brought up the work on Conversations with Tyler, highlighting its data-backed thesis that political conservatives tended to be more generous than political Democrats at the time of publication. On Freakonomics Radio, host Stephen Dubner discussed Brooks's first book, noting its original subtitle and observing that its central thesis about compassionate conservatism elicited mixed reactions from readers because of its complex political implications. Finally, Dave Rubin mentioned the book on The Rubin Report during a conversation with Chris Freiman while exploring the differences in charitable giving patterns across various political ideologies. Across these various programs, podcast hosts and guests utilized the book's findings to examine the surprising intersections of politics, empathy, religion, and philanthropy in modern society.
Who recommended it
- Tyler Cowen Discussed
- Chris Freiman Discussed
- Steven Crowder Recommended
Tyler Cowen — 1 mention
“Now, your 2007 book, Who Really Cares?, it had a data-backed thesis that was correct at the time, that political conservatives are more generous than political democrats”
Chris Freiman — 1 mention
“well so so I'm not sure although I do remember this book is probably a little old by now called who really cares by Arthur Brooks have you ever come across”
Steven Crowder — 1 mention
“there's a great book called who really cares by it's about famine mentality Arthur Brooks or David Brooks”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker — 1
“out of this research came his first book in 2006 it was called who really cares the surprising truth about compassionate conservatism there was one thing in that book that people either liked or didn't like which was that as a general matter this wasn't very political”