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Episode · Honestly with Bari Weiss · 2025-01-19

Bari Weiss & Ted Cruz: books mentioned on Honestly with Bari Weiss

Sen. Ted Cruz on TikTok, China, the Ceasefire Deal, and Much More

2 books · With Ted Cruz · Watch on YouTube

Ted Cruz recommended Bible and Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Bible

    Bible · at 1:08:54

    The Bible is a foundational religious text comprising ancient scriptures that have shaped Western civilization, law, and moral thought for thousands of years.

    Recommended
    “look the natural answer is is the Bible and that that I think is true”
    Ted Cruz Sen. Ted Cruz on TikTok, China, the Ceasefire Deal, and Much More 2025-01-19 Listen at 1:08:54
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  2. Atlas Shrugged

    Ayn Rand · at 1:08:58

    Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand is a sprawling philosophical novel that champions Objectivism, individualism, and laissez-faire capitalism through a dystopian narrative about society's most productive minds going on strike.

    Recommended
    “I will say Atlas Shrugged is an extraordinary book”
    Ted Cruz Sen. Ted Cruz on TikTok, China, the Ceasefire Deal, and Much More 2025-01-19 Listen at 1:08:58
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Unwoke
“so so the last book I wrote is entitled unwoke how to defeat cultural Marxism in America by the way I quote you at length in the book unwoke”
Ted Cruz Sen. Ted Cruz on TikTok, China, the Ceasefire Deal, and Much More 2025-01-19 Listen at 40:13
Plugged Unwoke
“my book unwoke has a whole chapter on science and it's because it became politicized”
Ted Cruz Sen. Ted Cruz on TikTok, China, the Ceasefire Deal, and Much More 2025-01-19 Listen at 43:30
Plugged Justice Corrupted
“another book I wrote is called Justice corrupted how the left is weaponized our legal system it starts off telling the story of Richard Nixon and Watergate”
Ted Cruz Sen. Ted Cruz on TikTok, China, the Ceasefire Deal, and Much More 2025-01-19 Listen at 46:39
Link to this list from the episode’s show notes

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