Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2022-12-15
Lex Fridman & Michael Malice: books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast #347
#347 – Michael Malice: Christmas Special
Michael Malice is a political thinker, podcaster, author, and anarchist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – House of Macadamias: https://houseofmacadamias.
Lex Fridman discussed The White Pill by Michael Malice, Dear Reader by Michael Malice, New Right by Michael Malice, The Anarchist Handbook, Animal Farm by George Orwell, 1984 by George Orwell, Bloodlands by Timothy Snyder, and Stalin and Europe by Timothy Snyder and others. Michael Malice recommended The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus and Red Famine by Anne Applebaum, and discussed Anatomy of the State by Murray Rothbard.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The White Pill
The White Pill by Michael Malice is a compelling historical non-fiction work that examines the collapse of totalitarian regimes and tyrannical systems through compelling narratives of resistance and historical turnaround.
Discussed“so this this episode is announcing the release of the white pill a book you wrote which is um I've gotten the honor the privilege the pleasure of being one of the first people to read it”
Where to get it
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Dear Reader
Dear Reader by Michael Malice is an insightful, dark exploration of North Korea through the lens of its propaganda and the personality cult surrounding Kim Jong Il.
Discussed“dear reader the uh unauthorized autobiography Kim Jong-il”
Where to get it
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New Right
New Right by Michael Malice is an exploration of the extremes of American political movements and the journey to the fringe of politics.
Discussed“the new right to Journey To The Fringe of American politics that's the story of uh the extremes of the United States uh political movements”
Where to get it
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The Anarchist Handbook
The Anarchist Handbook is an edited anthology compiled by Michael Malice that explores the diverse ideologies, histories, and varying philosophical flavors of anarchism.
Discussed“and then the anarchist handbook that's talking about the ideologies the different flavors of ideologies of anarchism”
Where to get it
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Animal Farm
Animal Farm by George Orwell is a classic allegorical novella that uses a farmyard setting to satirize the corruption of socialist ideals and the rise of totalitarianism following the Russian Revolution.
Discussed“and uh of course George Orwell brilliantly and probably my favorite book of his which is animal farm”
Where to get it
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1984
1984 by George Orwell is a classic dystopian novel depicting a totalitarian regime characterized by extreme surveillance, historical denial, and psychological manipulation.
Discussed“and also in 1984. portrayed Trotsky as a a snowball in Animal Farm”
Where to get it
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The Myth of Sisyphus
The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus is a prominent philosophical essay examining the absurdist condition, human suffering, and the search for meaning in a seemingly indifferent universe.
Recommended“and it's funny because I reread the myth of Sisyphus which I've been recommending to people”
Where to get it
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Anatomy of the State
Anatomy of the State is a concise political pamphlet by Murray Rothbard that examines the parasitic nature of government and the ways state power sustains itself over society.
Discussed“they're like sorry this is too similar to uh Murray rothbard's Anatomy estate and which is a pamphlet or short book that Mary rothbard wrote”
Where to get it
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Red Famine
Red Famine by Anne Applebaum is a detailed historical account documenting the Holodomor and the devastating state-sponsored famines orchestrated by the Soviet regime in Ukraine.
Recommended“you know she wrote a great book about this called red famine”
Where to get it
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Bloodlands
Bloodlands by Timothy Snyder is a historical examination of the mass killings and political atrocities committed by the regimes of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin in Eastern Europe during the mid-twentieth century.
Discussed“but another excellent book on on the topic and by the way thank you for recommending that to me”
Where to get it
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Stalin and Europe
Stalin and Europe by Timothy Snyder and Ray Brandon is a harrowing historical examination of the devastating mass killings, state-sponsored violence, and human suffering that occurred in the borderlands between Germany and the Soviet Union during the twentieth century.
Discussed“but another excellent book on on the topic and by the way thank you for recommending that to me”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“this is a special holiday episode and it is made extra special because it's announcing the release of Michael's new book called the white pill a tale of Good and Evil”
“Johann most you know who I discuss in the book and in the anarchistan book”
“when I did the anarchist handbook which was a collection of essays from various anarchists throughout history when I submitted it to Amazon there was a lot of copyright issues”