Episode · The Rubin Report · 2020-05-11

Dave Rubin & Michael Shermer: books mentioned on The Rubin Report (May 2020)

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Michael Shermer discussed The Virtue of Nationalism by Yoram Hazony and The Open Society and Its Enemies by Karl Popper.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The Virtue of Nationalism

    Yoram Hazony · at 13:12

    The Virtue of Nationalism by Yoram Hazony is a political theory book that defends the nation-state and examines the historical and philosophical roots of nationalism against global governance and empires.

    Discussed
    “The book that I reference in the chapter, "The Virtue of Nationalism" by Yoram Hazony his whole argument is that every nation should be able to set it's own laws”
    Where to get it
  2. The Open Society and Its Enemies

    Karl Popper · at 35:38

    The Open Society and Its Enemies by Karl Popper is a renowned philosophical defense of liberal democracy and critical rationalism against totalitarian ideologies.

    Discussed
    “I'm a big pro free speech idea and tolerance, is Carl Poppers "Open Society."”
    Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Don't Burn This Book
“Hi everybody, Michael Shermer here talking to Dave Rubin about his new book, "Don't Burn This Book."”
Plugged The Moral Arc
“You know, at the end of the moral arch I sort of speculate about a future, a world without borders. ... Unfortunately since I wrote that in 2015 we've kind of gone the other direction...”
Passing Don't Burn This Book
“Well those were all the right answers so I'm not gonna burn your book after all.”