Episode · The Rubin Report · 2026-10-08
Books mentioned on Press Stunned by Rubio's Brutally Honest Answer About Russian Plague Rumor
Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" talks to Jeffrey A.
James Lindsay discussed Political Theology by Carl Schmitt. Jeffrey Tucker recommended Omnipotent Government by Ludwig Von Mises.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Political Theology
Discussed“Tracy Strong, a philosopher that I don't agree with on many things, wrote the foreword to the English translation of Carl Schmitt's 1923 or thereabouts book called Political Theology.”
Where to get it
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Omnipotent Government
Omnipotent Government by Ludwig Von Mises is a classic political economy text that analyzes the rise of statism, totalitarianism, and the ideological origins of Nazi Germany.
Recommended“One of the best books on this topic is hardly ever cited. It's called Omnipotent Government, the Total State and Total War by Ludwig von Mises.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Right-Wing Collectivism
“The first time you and I met, we were talking about a new book I had out called Right-Wing Collectivism, The Other Threat to Liberty, and it was about 10 years ago.”