📚 3 Books mentioned in "Has America Completely Lost Its Mind? - Ben Shapiro (4K)" of Modern Wisdom

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Podcast: Modern Wisdom

Episode: Has America Completely Lost Its Mind? - Ben Shapiro (4K)

Published on September 30, 2024

Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!

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Moby Dick

by Herman Melville

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I mean, like we tried this; we had a book club and the book club was, you know, we’d read like great works of literature, so we read Moby Dick. Yeah, you were on a deck of a ship, right? Exactly, so we did one with Moby Dick and it’s like I love that stuff, right?

During his conversation with Chris Williamson, Ben Shapiro recalls attempting to establish a book club where they read classic literature, including 'Moby Dick'. He expresses his enthusiasm for the book and references being on a ship while discussing it.

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The Federalist Papers

by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison

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If you read Federalist 51, James Madison is talking about if angels were to govern, if human beings were angels, no government would be necessary. If human beings were devils, then no government would be capable.

During the podcast, Ben Shapiro discusses the ideas presented in 'Federalist 51' by James Madison, focusing on the implications of human nature on governance.

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The Right Side of History

by Ben Shapiro

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But in terms of like establishing a long-term body, listen—the thing that I’m proudest of in terms of one product that I’ve created is 'The Right Side of History,' which is basically a review of Western philosophy over the course of about 250 pages. It was the hardest thing I’ve had to write; I think it was a really interesting and cogent book, and I think it has shelf life—I think it'll last the test of time.

During his conversation with Chris Williamson, Ben Shapiro discusses his book, 'The Right Side of History,' highlighting it as a significant achievement of his. He describes the book as a comprehensive review of Western philosophy, expressing pride in its depth and the effort he put into writing it.

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