Episode · The Rubin Report · 2021-04-18
Dave Rubin & Nick Gillespie: books mentioned on The Rubin Report
After This Year, Do You Want More Govt. In Your Life? | Nick Gillespie Interview
Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report talks to Nick Gillespie, editor at large for Reason, about his appearance on Bill Maher where Gina Carano was defamed, the inevitable end of the government spending under Joe Biden, and the easiest way to turn a Democrat into a libertarian.
Nick Gillespie discussed Ulysses by James Joyce, Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence, Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller, and Exit, voice, and loyalty by Albert Otto Hirschman. Dave Rubin discussed Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Ulysses
James Joyce's landmark modernist novel Ulysses chronicles an ordinary day in the life of Leopold Bloom in Dublin, mapping human consciousness and daily existence through a revolutionary stream-of-consciousness technique.
Discussed“some time since the early 60s, we kicked free of all the dumbest restraints on free speech, government censorship, you could publish, you couldn't legally publish "Lady Chatterley's Lover" James Joyce's, "Ulysses", Henry Miller's, "Tropic of Cancer", Alan Ginsberg's, "Howl" before about 1960 without worrying about being dragged into court”
Where to get it
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Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.
Discussed“some time since the early 60s, we kicked free of all the dumbest restraints on free speech, government censorship, you could publish, you couldn't legally publish "Lady Chatterley's Lover" James Joyce's, "Ulysses", Henry Miller's, "Tropic of Cancer", Alan Ginsberg's, "Howl" before about 1960 without worrying about being dragged into court”
Where to get it
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Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller is a landmark autobiographical novel renowned for its raw, unfiltered depiction of bohemian life in Paris and its boundary-pushing approach to sexuality and human experience.
Discussed“some time since the early 60s, we kicked free of all the dumbest restraints on free speech, government censorship, you could publish, you couldn't legally publish "Lady Chatterley's Lover" James Joyce's, "Ulysses", Henry Miller's, "Tropic of Cancer", Alan Ginsberg's, "Howl" before about 1960 without worrying about being dragged into court”
Where to get it
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Exit, voice, and loyalty
Exit, voice, and loyalty is a prominent political science book written by Albert Otto Hirschman that examines the various ways individuals respond to declining organizations, states, or institutions.
Discussed“there's a guy named Albert Hirschman, a political scientist. In the early 70s, wrote a book called "Exit Voice and Loyalty". And he said, there were basically three ways to register descent from the status quo.”
Where to get it
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Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand is a sweeping philosophical novel that champions objectivism, laissez-faire capitalism, and individual achievement while depicting a dystopian society collapsing under the weight of excessive government controls.
Discussed“Nick, you just gave me like a three minute sort of Atlas shrugged ending sales job for Locals because that's exactly what I'm trying to do with Locals we're building escape hatch while I'm yelling”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“you couldn't legally publish "Lady Chatterley's Lover" James Joyce's, "Ulysses", Henry Miller's, "Tropic of Cancer", Alan Ginsberg's, "Howl" before about 1960 without worrying about being dragged into court”