Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2024-08-16
Books mentioned on Manliness, Cat Ladies, Fertility Panic and the 2024 Election
Christine Emba recommended Black Pill by Elle Reeve, What Are Children For? by Anastasia Berg and others, and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, and discussed Why Liberalism Failed by Patrick J. Deneen. Zack Beauchamp recommended Justice Gender And F by Susan M. Okin, Justice, gender and the family by Susan Moller Okin, Cultural Backlash and the Rise of Populism by Pippa Norris and others, and Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy by Daniel Ziblatt. Also mentioned: Of Boys and Men by Richard Reeves and The Fellowship of the Ring by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Of Boys and Men
Of Boys and Men by Richard Reeves is an insightful sociological examination of the modern challenges, educational struggles, and structural disadvantages currently facing boys and men.
Recommended“like listen to Richard Reeves now who has written I think a very good book on the problems men are facing and and he's saying you know we need to get more male nurses we need to get more male teachers”
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Why Liberalism Failed
Why Liberalism Failed by Patrick J.
Discussed“and actually his first book that came out that was actually kind of a huge deal to the point that Barack Obama even recommended it in his books of the summer the year that it came out was literally called why liberalism failed”
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Black Pill
Black Pill by Elle Reeve is a sobering journalistic investigation into the pipeline that leads individuals from internet subcultures into extremism and far-right radicalization.
Recommended“so first most recently I read El Reeves black pill which has actually been reviewed in the times”
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What Are Children For?
What Are Children For? by Anastasia Berg and Rachel Wiseman is a nonfiction book that examines modern ambivalence and choices surrounding childbearing, particularly among liberals and contemporary intellectuals.
Recommended“a second book that I would recommend is what are children for on ambivalence and choice and this is by Anastasia ber and Rachel wisman”
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The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R.
Recommended“so I have just started rereading the Lord of the Rings trilogy by JRR tolken and I would recommend it to others”
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The Fellowship of the Ring
The Fellowship of the Ring by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien is a foundational high fantasy novel that follows a young hobbit named Frodo Baggins as he embarks on a perilous quest to destroy a corrupting ring of power and save Middle-earth from darkness.
Recommended“so I have just started rereading the Lord of the Rings trilogy by JRR tolken and I would recommend it to others”
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Justice Gender And F
Justice, Gender, and the Family by Susan Moller Okin is a foundational work of feminist political theory that critically examines how domestic arrangements and traditional family structures reinforce gender inequality in society.
Recommended“the first one is Justice gender and the family by Susan Muller Oaken which I think is a really classic and so underappreciated”
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Justice, gender and the family
Justice, Gender, and the Family is a notable political philosophy and feminist theory book by Susan Moller Okin that critiques traditional family structures and explores gender inequality in liberal societies.
Recommended“the first one is Justice gender and the family by Susan Muller Oaken which I think is a really classic and so underappreciated”
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Cultural Backlash and the Rise of Populism
Cultural Backlash and the Rise of Populism by Pippa Norris and Ronald Inglehart is a vital political science text examining the global surge of populist authoritarianism.
Recommended“the second book is cultural backlash by Pepa Norris and Ron Englehart they're two political scientists”
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Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy
Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy by Daniel Ziblatt is a political science study that investigates why some European nations successfully transitioned into stable democracies while others descended into authoritarianism during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Recommended“and the last one I think sort of speaks to our conversation at the very end which is a book called conservative parties and the birth of democracy by Daniel ziblat”
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Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
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