Episode · The Rubin Report · 2021-10-17
Books mentioned on How Progressive Policies Destroyed U.S. Cities | Michael Shellenberger Interview
Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report talks to journalist Michael Shellenberger about his new book "San Fransicko," why he left the Democratic Party, the real reason that progressives defend petty theft, and why the Left has turned its back on Viktor Frankl.
Dave Rubin discussed San Fransicko by Michael Shellenberger. Michael Shellenberger discussed Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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San Fransicko
San Fransicko by Michael Shellenberger is a critical examination of urban decay, homelessness, and governance in modern American cities, arguing that progressive policies have severely harmed places like San Francisco.
Discussed“Right, so that's actually one of the themes of the book that the progressive and all the cities you just mentioned, they're all progressive cities, that they sort of say the right thing.”
Where to get it
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Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E.
Discussed“Who's famous because he wrote a book called "Man's Search for Meaning," and he's one of the original humanistic psychologists of the 1960s.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (10) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Apocalypse Never
“I have two books out, one last year, one this year, "Apocalypse Never," and "San Fran-sicko."”
Plugged San Fransicko
“I have two books out, one last year, one this year, "Apocalypse Never," and "San Fran-sicko."”
Plugged San Fransicko
“Part of the reason I wrote "San Fran-sicko" is because when I would raise the problems with them, including the fact that the vast majority of people living on the streets are addicted to hard drugs or suffering mental illness, they would say to me, it sounds like you just want to arrest everybody.”
Plugged San Fransicko
“"San Fran-sicko" really describes the whole history of how did we get here, but basically we're in the midst of two overlapping drug epidemics, as you know...”
Plugged San Fransicko
“San Francisco has more permanent supportive housing per capita than any other city, and it has the worst outcomes.”
Plugged San Fransicko
“So what you find in the book in "San Fran-sicko," I document a long history going back, of course, to the '60s of antagonism, to the police, but to the criminal justice system more broadly.”
Plugged Apocalypse Never
“And these are books really about how these threats to civilization and the institutions that support civilization are coming from people in the grip of a religious fervor.”
Plugged San Fransicko
“Part of the reason I wanted to write "San Fran-sicko" was it's not just the universities. There's real victims of these policies, 93,000 deaths last year.”
Plugged San Fransicko
“And I spend the very last few chapters of "San Fran-sicko" interviewing the leading conservative thinkers on this proposal. And they all support it, so Chris Rufo...”
Plugged San Fransicko
“That's right, and if any advice comes out of "San Fran-sicko" for libertarians and for the right, it's just that we should lead with what we want to do...”