Emily Jashinsky recommended Primal Screams by Mary Eberstadt, The devil's chessboard by David Talbot, and The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis, and discussed The Virtue of Nationalism by Yoram Hazony. Ezra Klein discussed Coming apart by Charles A. Murray.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Virtue of Nationalism by Yoram Hazony is a political theory book that defends the nation-state and examines the historical and philosophical roots of nationalism against global governance and empires.
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”
Coming Apart by Charles A. Murray is a sociological study examining the growing cultural, economic, and educational stratification of American society over the decades leading up to its publication.
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”
Primal Screams by Mary Eberstadt is a cultural and sociological examination of identity politics, modern loneliness, and the breakdown of traditional family structures.
The Devil's Chessboard by David Talbot is a detailed historical investigation focusing on Allen Dulles and the rise of the Central Intelligence Agency, along with the deep-state machinations surrounding major historical events like the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis is a satirical epistolary novel told from the perspective of a senior demon offering advice to his nephew on how to successfully tempt a human soul away from righteousness.
Recommended
“and I recommend the screw tape Letters by CS Lewis”
