Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2024-09-27
Books mentioned on MAGA Is Not as United as You Think
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Virtue of Nationalism
The Virtue of Nationalism by Yoram Hazony is a political philosophy book that defends the nation-state against empires and global governance models.
Discussed“this happened in the shadow of him publishing a book called The Virtue of nationalism that a lot of people in the early Trump circles were passing around and were big fans of”
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Coming apart
Coming Apart by Charles A.
Discussed“I mean I've always taken the you're all miserable cat ladies Dynamic of him as trying to instantiate something that was sort of floating around the right for a while like I was associated with Charles Murray's 2012 book coming apart and and one of the arguments Murray makes towards the end of that book is that the elite needs”
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Primal Screams
Primal Screams by Mary Eberstadt is a cultural and sociological examination of identity politics, modern loneliness, and the breakdown of traditional family structures.
Recommended“so I recommend Primal screams by Mary IAT”
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The devil's chessboard
The Devil's Chessboard by David Talbot is a gripping historical non-fiction book that examines the life of Allen Dulles and the rise of the Central Intelligence Agency, detailing controversial intelligence operations and covert influence.
Recommended“I recommend Devil's chess board”
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The Screwtape Letters
The Screwtape Letters by C.
Recommended“and I recommend the screw tape Letters by CS Lewis”
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