Episode · Honestly with Bari Weiss · 2025-03-18
Books mentioned on Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson Have a Plan for the Left
Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson are the two most important liberal journalists working in the legacy press today—Ezra at The New York Times, and Derek at The Atlantic. Although they insist they’ll never go into politics themselves, they are offering Democrats a path back to power.
Bari Weiss discussed Abundance by Ezra Klein and others. Ezra Klein discussed Fully Automated Luxury Communism by Aaron Bastani. Derek Thompson discussed From Beirut to Jerusalem by Thomas L. Friedman and The Future of Freedom by Fareed Zakaria. Also mentioned: Summary of Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World: Fareed Zakaria by Fred Murphy.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Abundance
Discussed“in government they just wrote a new book all about this it's called abundance”
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Fully Automated Luxury Communism
Discussed“we are somewhat inspired by this leftist track from a couple years ago which has the best name of any book published in the past couple of decades fully automated luxury communism”
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From Beirut to Jerusalem
Discussed“the book that made me want to become a journalist was from beir to Jerusalem”
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The Future of Freedom
Discussed“and the book that I found most inspiring in high school when I absolutely decided to become a journalist was the future of Freedom by Fred Zakaria”
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Summary of Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World: Fareed Zakaria
Recommended“uh the book that made me want to become a journalist was from beir to Jerusalem and the book that I found most inspiring in high school when I absolutely decided to become a journalist was the future of Freedom by Fred Zakaria”
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