Episode · The Rubin Report · 2018-04-18
Books mentioned on Discrimination and Disparities | Thomas Sowell | POLITICS | Rubin Report
Thomas Sowell discussed Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting, The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker, and Essays in positive economics by Milton Friedman. Dave Rubin discussed Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Better Angels of Our Nature
The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker is a comprehensive historical study arguing that violence has steadily declined throughout human history.
Discussed“Pinker's book about about violence and you know that throughout what the Western world the homicide rates did a u-turn in the 1960s”
Where to get it
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Enlightenment Now
Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker is a data-driven defense of reason, science, humanism, and progress that argues humanity is living in an era of unprecedented health, prosperity, and safety.
Discussed“and you know his new book enlightenment now is that things are trending more positively”
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Essays in positive economics
Essays in Positive Economics by Milton Friedman is a foundational collection of scholarly writings that establishes the methodological framework for modern economic theory and policy analysis.
Discussed“I was reading of Milton Friedman's he and his wife had a joint autobiography and she's looking at one point she looking back on in the days when she would ride the IND subway in Manhattan”
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Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“so first I thought I want do a little bit on your history and I want to focus on your new book”
“one of the books was the Doctor Dolittle books I don't know if you know what those are”
“yeah Alison Wonderland and the rest of them but the I came in on May and there wasn't school wasn't open until September”
“yeah Alison Wonderland and the rest of them”