Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2025-01-29

Books mentioned on MAGA’s Big Tech Divide | The Ezra Klein Show

6 books · With James Pog · Watch on YouTube

James Pog recommended Between Two Fires by Stephen J. Pyne, and discussed The Unabomber's Manifesto: Industrial Society and Its Future by Ted Kaczynski. Ezra Klein recommended A World after Liberalism by Matthew Rose and Regime Change by Patrick J. Deneen, and discussed The Unprotected Class by Jeremy Carl and Powering the Armed Forces by Gary Roughead and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The Unabomber's Manifesto: Industrial Society and Its Future

    Ted Kaczynski · at 9:26

    The Unabomber's Manifesto: Industrial Society and Its Future by Ted Kaczynski is a controversial ideological text criticizing modern technology, industrialization, and the loss of human freedom.

    Discussed
    “Blake Masters pretty famously when he was running for senator from Arizona he recommended that people read Ted gazin s Manifesto and this created this kind of big Scandal”
    Where to get it
  2. A World after Liberalism

    Matthew Rose · at 37:39

    A World after Liberalism by Matthew Rose is a political science book that investigates contemporary critiques of liberal democracy, exploring the intellectual foundations of post-liberal, traditionalist, and right-wing political thought.

    Recommended
    “I do really recommend there's a great book by a guy named Matthew Rose called a world after liberalism which if you would like to be introduced to more ideas like this I I think people should pick up”
    Where to get it
  3. The Unprotected Class

    Jeremy Carl · at 45:44

    The Unprotected Class by Jeremy Carl is a book that documents trends of discrimination and anti-white racism in mainstream media, Democratic political rhetoric, and respectable cultural institutions.

    Discussed
    “I quoted Jeremy Carl who I know quite well who worked in the Trump Administration and who wrote a book about you know so anti-white racism”
    Where to get it
  4. Powering the Armed Forces

    Gary Roughead, Jeremy Carl, Manuel Hernandez · at 45:44

    Discussed
    “I quoted Jeremy Carl who I know quite well who worked in the Trump Administration and who wrote a book about you know so anti-white racism”
    Where to get it
  5. Regime Change

    Patrick J. Deneen · at 1:31:19

    Regime Change by Patrick J.

    Recommended
    “I would recommend Patrick Den's book regime change I like to think of it as like Curtis yarvin for normies but it explains this whole idea of Elite replacement”
    Where to get it
  6. Between Two Fires

    Stephen J. Pyne · at 1:32:48

    Between Two Fires by Stephen J.

    Recommended
    “and then I guess my last book would be a little disconnected but I do live in Los Angeles and I've been very very disillusioned by some of the ranor and lies and idiocy around the fire policy stuff and there's a great fat really boring way too detailed but really revealing book called between two fires that is like”
    Where to get it