Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2025-05-29
Books mentioned on #2329 - Ehsan Ahmad
Ehsan Ahmad is a comedian and co-host of "The Solid Show" with Deric Poston. https://linktr.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto by Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx is a foundational 1848 political pamphlet that outlines the core tenets of Marxism, class struggle, and critiques of the capitalist system.
Discussed“they made us read the Communist Manifesto in college and uh I would describe the first half of the book as this like love letter to capitalism um and then his conclusions are just very bad.”
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War Is a Racket
War Is a Racket by Smedley Butler is a classic anti-interventionist critique written by a retired Marine Corps Major General exposing how military conflicts are driven primarily by corporate profiteering and financial interests.
Discussed“you go back to Smemedley Butler's book that he wrote in 1933 called war is a racket like it was like he was talking about uncovering conspiracies as a retired major general”
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The Satanic Verses
Salman Rushdie's acclaimed yet controversial novel The Satanic Verses tells a complex narrative that led to a fatwa and years in hiding for its author.
Critiqued“And also, I'm mad I'm mad at the FAWA because it made me read that terrible book. Was it a bad book? It wasn't that good. There was I would have not have read it if there wasn't anything around it.”
