Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2025-06-19
Books mentioned on CZM Rewind: Harlon Carter: the Man Who Militarized the Cops and the NRA
Originally aired June 2022 Robert is joined by Matt Lieb to discuss Harlon Carter and NRA. SOURCES: https://www.
Robert Evans discussed Migra! by Kelly Lytle Hernandez, Gunfight by Adam Winkler, and The NRA by Frank Smyth.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Migra!
Migra! by Kelly Lytle Hernandez is a historical account that examines the origins, policies, and systemic violence associated with the United States Border Patrol.
Discussed“Now, in the wonderful book, Migra, Kelly Hernandez writes, quote, "He charged local officials, the chief patrol inspector and border patrol officers in the Laredo station with immigrant smuggling and forced just under half of Laredo's 28 Border Patrol inspectors and the chief patrol inspector to quit or be fired." Perkins then transferred select Border Patrolmen who had all been”
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Gunfight
Gunfight by Adam Winkler is a comprehensive history of the Second Amendment and how gun rights have been interpreted and fought over throughout American history.
Discussed“I want to highlight particularly a passage from the book Gunfight by Adam Winkler and Gunfight. There's actually like five books titled Gunfight. ... The good one, the one that you would actually be worth reading is Winkler's uh gunfight. He's a he's a UCLA professor. Um and gunfight is a critical history of the battle over the Second Amendment”
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The NRA
Frank Smyth's book The NRA explores the complex history and political trajectory of the National Rifle Association.
Discussed“According to Frank Smi in his book, The NRA: The Unauthorized History. At the same time, accidental gun wounds and deaths were on the rise, and three out of four Americans supported stricter gun control measures as a result.”
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