Episode · People I (Mostly) Admire · 2023-01-23
Books mentioned on John Donohue: “I’m Frequently Called a Treasonous Enemy of the Constitution.” | Episode 20
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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More guns, less crime
More guns, less crime by John R.
Discussed“and he tried to emphasize that he was right a lot ended up writing a book called more guns less crime it was quite a big seller and he got a lot of Praise in certain circles for it became sort of the hero of the NRA crowd”
Where to get it
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Freedomnomics
Discussed“and after we published for economics he responded by writing a book entitled Freedom nomics which had the subtitle why the free market works and other half-baked theories don't”
Where to get it
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Freakonomics
Freakonomics by Steven D.
Discussed“Years later, when you and I wrote about it in Freakonomics, where we had the time and space to really describe our hypothesis and approach, we didn't get any of the negative feedback we initially received.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Freakonomics
“he sued me in federal court because he didn't like what we wrote in Freakonomics”
Own book Freakonomics
“I was surprised years later when governor and I wrote about in Freakonomics where we had the time and the space to really describe our hypothesis and our approaches we didn't get any of the negative feedback that you and I got”