Episode · The Shawn Ryan Show · 2023-04-17
Books mentioned on #54 Yeonmi Park - Escaping the Horrors of North Korea & the Kim Dynasty
Yeonmi Park is an activist and author who fled to the United States after being a victim of sex trafficking. Park recounts her oppressive childhood in North Korea, starved and without electricity.
Shawn Ryan discussed While Time Remains by Yeonmi Park. Yeonmi Park discussed On Liberty by John Stuart Mill and The Law by Frédéric Bastiat.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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While Time Remains
While Time Remains is a book written by North Korean defector Yeonmi Park that chronicles her escape and offers a critical perspective on modern American culture and political trends.
Discussed“you've offered two books in order to live in the latest one while time remains”
Where to get it
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On Liberty
On Liberty by John Stuart Mill is a foundational 19th-century philosophical essay that defends the liberty of the individual against the absolute power of the state and societal conformity.
Discussed“I like to read John Stewart like mirrors like on Liberty and basti as the law”
Where to get it
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The Law
The Law by Frédéric Bastiat is a classic political pamphlet that examines individual rights, the proper function of government, and the dangers of legal plunder.
Discussed“I like to read John Stewart like mirrors like on Liberty and basti as the law”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“because not knowing is actually to oppression and I wrote about this in my new book”