Episode · The Rubin Report · 2023-10-29
Books mentioned on Exposing the Previously Hidden Police State | Dinesh D'Souza
Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" talks to Dinesh D'Souza about his new film "Police State"; the Middle East and its impact on the U.S.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Eichmann in Jerusalem
Eichmann in Jerusalem by Hannah Arendt is a seminal work of political theory and journalism reporting on the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann.
Discussed“Her idea about ikan from the book ikan in Jerusalem that ikan was yeah he was a Nazi”
Where to get it
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The Gulag Archipelago
The Gulag Archipelago is a monumental historical exposé by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn documenting the brutal realities of the Soviet forced labor camp system through personal accounts and historical research.
Discussed“as interesting scene in the opening pages of Soul n's Gulag where he talks about a woman who goes into a market and her friends tell her you're on a list you need to leave now”
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1984
George Orwell's classic dystopian novel 1984 portrays a totalitarian regime defined by perpetual surveillance, historical negation, and thought control.
Discussed“Some of it is hidden, to be sure, but some of it, even outside the government, is almost reminiscent of Orwell in '1984'. It talks about the fact that Big Brother has an inner party and an outer party.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book What's so great about America
“I mean you know I've written books like what's so great about America I've been very much of a an American exceptionalist”