Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2025-03-01
Books mentioned on It Could Happen Here Weekly 171
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Robert Evans recommended Beyond a Boundary by C. L. R. James. Michael Phillips discussed The Jefferson Bible by Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the state of Virginia by Thomas Jefferson and others, and One Nation Under God by Kevin Kruse, and criticized Truth in Our World Today by Bing Goodman, The record of America by James Truslow Adams, Encyclopedia of World Geography by R. W. McColl, and The Jefferson Lies by David Barton.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Beyond a Boundary
Beyond a Boundary by C.
Recommended“My explanation of this is in the same way that the great the great 20th century Marxist theorist CLR James' book Beyond a Boundary is both universally considered to be the best book ever written about cricket”
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Truth in Our World Today
Critiqued“The 1924 textbook our world today and yesterday a history of modern civilization published 2 years after Mussolini's fascist government took over Italy had nothing but praise for that nation's new dictator.”
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The record of America
Critiqued“Another textbook published in 1935, the record of America told students that the so-called founding fathers like Alexander Hamilton were not big believers in democracy, an attitude the authors seem to endorse.”
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Encyclopedia of World Geography
Critiqued“To get to the topic of conversation, you literally have to turn through the pages of her son's geography textbook. Immigration in the United States can be divided into four district periods.”
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The Jefferson Bible
The Jefferson Bible by Thomas Jefferson is a historical compilation of the Gospels that famously omits all supernatural elements and miracles attributed to Jesus of Nazareth.
Discussed“He edited and published the life and morals of Jesus of Nazareth, commonly referred to as the Jeffersonian Bible, which is a condensed version of Jesus's teachings from the Bible that excludes all miracles by Jesus”
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The Jefferson Lies
Critiqued“These sort of facts are the subject of Barton's 2022 New York Times bestseller. ironically titled the Jefferson lies, exposing the myths you always believed about Thomas Jefferson.”
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Notes on the state of Virginia
Notes on the State of Virginia by Thomas Jefferson is the only book published by the founding father during his lifetime, originally written to provide a comprehensive description of Virginia while defending the United States to French intellectuals.
Discussed“Here's the real Jefferson in his 1785 book, Notes on the State of Virginia. The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others.”
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One Nation Under God
One Nation Under God by Kevin Kruse is a historical examination of how corporate interests and political figures helped shape modern American religious identity.
Discussed“As Cruz points out in his book, One Nation Under God, how corporate America Invented Christian America, the three-hour 40inute epic movie, The Ten Commandments, was a monster hit and wowed audiences with its 25,000 member cast”
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Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“You know Rald Doll, the writer who thought up Willy Wonka, Matilda, and the BFG.”
“You know Rald Doll, the writer who thought up Willy Wonka, Matilda, and the BFG.”
“I wrote a history of racism in Dallas called White Metropolis and have co-authored an upcoming book on the history of eugenics in Texas called The Purifying Knife.”
“I wrote a history of racism in Dallas called White Metropolis and have co-authored an upcoming book on the history of eugenics in Texas called The Purifying Knife.”
“You know Rald Doll, the writer who thought up Willy Wonka, Matilda, and the BFG. But did you know he was also a spy?”
“But did you know he was also a spy?”