Episode · Timcast IRL · 2026-04-24
Books mentioned on Democrats PANIC After Leftist Star Says THEFT & MURDER Are OK On NYT
Tim, Ian, and Libby are joined by Randy Fine and Lydia Moynihan to discuss Hasan Piker roasted for saying he supports theft & murder, a NYT article advocating for crime, New Yorkers fleeing NYC in massive numbers, and Trump saying the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire has been extended by three weeks.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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In Defense of Looting
In Defense of Looting by Vicky Osterweil is a controversial book that examines property destruction and looting through a political and historical lens.
Discussed“They say at the height of his the 2020 riots a book was published entitled In Defense of Looting. At the time, this I think this this is a Douglas Murray wrote this. At the time I asked a bookshop in New York which was prominently displaying the work whether I could walk out with the book without paying, I”
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Leviathan
Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes is a foundational work of political philosophy that explores the origins of the state, the social contract, and the inherent nature of human society under absolute authority.
Discussed“Just going back though to this idea of that I mean the entire reason that we have government in the first place if you think back to Leviathan and some of these early political thought philosophers the only reason that we have a social contract with the government is to protect private property.”
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing In Defense of Looting
“It's like Douglas Murray points out in that book and in the in the column.”
Passing In Defense of Looting
“That's the point that Douglas Murray made about trying to steal asking if he can steal the book in defense of looting. And they're like, 'No.'”

