Episode · The Megyn Kelly Show · 2025-05-05
Books mentioned on Met Gala Goes Racial, Media's False Trump NBC Narrative, and Affirmative Action Myth, with Andrew Klavan and Jason Riley | Ep. 1064
Megyn Kelly is joined by The Daily Wire's Andrew Klavan, author of "The Kingdom of Cain," to discuss ridiculous elites at the Met Gala, the focus on “black male fashion” this year, out-of-touch celebs
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Invisible Man
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison is a monumental American classic that explores the profound themes of identity, race, alienation, and the search for individuality through the eyes of an unnamed Black narrator in mid-century America.
Discussed“It it is like when you go to a bookstore and try to find a copy of an American classic, Invisible Man, written by a black guy, and it's in black literature.”
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The Kingdom of Cain
The Kingdom of Cain by Andrew Klavan is a literary exploration that seeks to find spiritual meaning and divine presence within dark narratives and evil.
Discussed“I mean, truly like the the whole notion of your book, The Kingdom of Cain, meant to find God in the midst of evil, is what we kind of try to do every day on this show”
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To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic portrays racial injustice and moral growth in a small Southern town through the eyes of a young girl.
Discussed“And and this is deeply offensive because after years of reading books like To Kill a Mockingbird where we learn that bigotry uh was wrong, we're suddenly being told, "No, no, no, that was just the wrong bigotry."”
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Please Stop Helping Us
Please Stop Helping Us by Jason L.
Discussed“I know you've had other books too to please stop helping us which uh was your earlier book about how the government just oh so desperately wants to quote help the black community”
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The Affirmative Action Myth
The Affirmative Action Myth by Jason L.
Recommended“by the affirmative action myth by Jason Riley. It's out tomorrow. The affirmative action myth. You will not be sorry you did.”
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Andrew Claven, host of the Daily Wire's Andrew Claven Show and author of the new book, The Kingdom of Cain, Finding God in the Literature of Darkness.”
“And to me, Andrew, like we have Jason Riley coming on second hour and he he wrote the book, Please Stop Helping Us.”
“His new book, The Affirmative Action Myth: Why Blacks Don't Need Racial Preferences to Succeed, is out tomorrow and highlights how black achievement was on the rise before racial preference policies”