Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2025-08-01
Books mentioned on The Man Driving the Nationalist Revival on the Right | The Ezra Klein Show
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Hillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D.
Discussed“Something I've always found interesting about Vance is that if you read Hillbilly Elegy, and I've read it a couple of times, if you take seriously what he is struggling with in that book, one of the things he's struggling with is a sense of being otherred.”
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The Virtue of Nationalism
The Virtue of Nationalism by Yoram Hazony is a political theory text that examines and defends national sovereignty against the forces of empires and global governance.
Discussed“In 2018, Yor Mazonei, an Israeli political theorist, released a book that became a sensation on the right. It was called the virtue of nationalism and it sought to build a right that could withstand the challenge that liberals like Obama had posed.”
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The demon in democracy
Ryszard Legutko's work explores the historical and philosophical parallels between modern liberal democracy and earlier totalitarian ideologies, arguing that both systems seek a uniformity of human nature.
Recommended“So, first of all, uh there's uh a a book that was really pivotal that most people haven't heard of called The Demon in Democracy by Rishard Lago.”
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The Strategy of Denial
The Strategy of Denial by Elbridge A.
Recommended“The second book I thought to recommend is uh Bridge KBY's Strategy of Denial.”
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Israel and Civilization
Israel and Civilization by Josh Hammer is a contemporary book written by a prominent young Jewish national conservative figure.
Recommended“Uh, and the third third book, um, there's a a new book by by Josh Hammer, who's a a young Jewish natcon called Israel and Civilization.”
