Episode · Conversations with Tyler · 2021-08-11
Tyler Cowen & Andrew Sullivan: books mentioned on Conversations with Tyler
Andrew Sullivan on Braving New Intellectual Journeys
Upon learning he was HIV positive in 1993, Andrew Sullivan began writing more than he ever had before. Believing that he didn't have long to live, he wanted to leave behind a book detailing his best argument for refocusing the gay rights movement on marriage equality and military service.
Andrew Sullivan discussed Virtually Normal by Andrew Sullivan and David Copperfield by Charles Dickens.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Virtually Normal
Virtually Normal by Andrew Sullivan is a cerebral 1995 political and cultural text that laid out early, influential arguments for transforming the gay rights movement by focusing on mainstream institutions like marriage equality and military service.
Discussed“virtually normal i probably is a book i wrote in 1995 which was basically the first book laying out the arguments for overhauling the gay rights movement and making marriage equality and military service its central features”
Where to get it
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David Copperfield
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens is a classic 1850 semi-autobiographical novel that follows the emotional and professional maturation of its titular hero from an impoverished childhood to adulthood.
Discussed“i think david copperfield”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“andrew needs no introduction but it is worth noting he has a new book that just came out called out on a limb selected writing 1989-2021”
“and again andrew's new book the definitive statement of andrew sullivan it is called out on a limb selected writing 1989-2021”