Episode · EconTalk · 2024-01-08
Books mentioned on The Challenge of Covering the Most Important Story on Earth (with Matti Friedman)
Journalist Matti Friedman worked for the Jerusalem Bureau of the Associated Press from 2006 to 2011. Looking back at that experience, Friedman argues that little has changed in the journalism landscape.
Russ Roberts recommended The Three Languages of Politics by Arnold Kling, and discussed Who by Fire by Matti Friedman.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Who by Fire
Who by Fire by Matti Friedman is a critically acclaimed non-fiction book that recounts the extraordinary and little-known story of legendary musician Leonard Cohen's spontaneous trip to the front lines during the 1973 Yom Kippur War to perform for Israeli soldiers.
Discussed“he was last year in June of 2022 talking about his wonderful book who by fire in that book he tells the story of Leonard Cohen's trip to Israel during the Yom kipur War of 1973 where Cohen played numerous concerts for soldiers at the front and in the process revitalized his career”
Where to get it
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The Three Languages of Politics
The Three Languages of Politics by Arnold Kling is a thought-provoking nonfiction book that examines how progressives, conservatives, and libertarians rely on fundamentally different moral frameworks and linguistic lenses to interpret political events.
Recommended“listener longtime listeners will recognize Arnold King's three languages of politics and in that book which I strongly recommend it's a great book he says the difference between liberals well I'm going to call them progressives progressives conservatives and Libertarians is they use a different lens”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“u you were a um I'll just put in a plug for your book pumpkin flowers which is about your personal experience in the Lebanese War which is one of the best books on war I've ever read uh it's short and powerful and and it's really a masterpiece so I encourage uh listeners to read it”