Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2025-02-25
Books mentioned on Donald Trump and the 'Revolt of the Elites'
Ezra Klein discussed The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium by Martin Gurri. Martin Gurri recommended Not Born Yesterday by Hugo Mercier and Postjournalism and the Death of Newspapers. the Media after Trump by Andrey Mir. Also mentioned: Why Most Things Fail by Paul Ormerod.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium by Martin Gurri is a sociological and political analysis examining how digital technology and the internet have empowered ordinary citizens to challenge traditional institutional authority.
Discussed“back in 2016 When Donald Trump won the first time there was this book it was self-published by a former CIA media analyst named Martin G that became a kind of phenomenon in Silicon Valley the book was called the Revolt of the public and what it did was describe the way that politics was changing because media was changing”
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Not Born Yesterday
Not Born Yesterday by Hugo Mercier is a cognitive science book that argues humans are far less gullible than commonly assumed, utilizing evolutionary psychology to explain how people evaluate information and trust elites.
Recommended“third Ugo Mercier uh not born yesterday and it's about what we talk about right now is can can somebody like Elon mus like uh um Donald Trump talk to you a fairly liberal human being and through the magic of this his disinformation suddenly you walk away thinking I will vote for that man whatever he goes right”
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Postjournalism and the Death of Newspapers. the Media after Trump
Postjournalism and the Death of Newspapers: The Media After Trump by Andrey Mir is a critical examination of how the mass media has transformed from a traditional gatekeeper of information into an ideological participant in political polarization.
Recommended“he is the Marshall mclo of the 21st century but I would if I had to pick one I would pick um post journalism and the death of newspapers which is um basically a history of the art form very detailed history of the art form kind of explaining”
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Why Most Things Fail
Why Most Things Fail by Paul Ormerod is an insightful economic analysis that examines the underlying patterns and reasons behind the collapse of businesses and organizations.
Recommended“second one I would say um a British Economist Paul orad has got a book called why most fail and you should read it first of all because it's a great title uh number two because as an economist he's gone through the data um mostly British and American data that goes back 150 years economic data and try to”
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