Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on The Trump Campaign’s Theory of Victory
Tim Alberta recommended Tired of Winning by Jonathan Karl, Kingdom of Rage by Elizabeth Neumann, and Romney by McKay Coppins.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Tired of Winning
Tired of Winning by Jonathan Karl is a political book detailing Donald Trump's actions and life after the events of January 6th.
Recommended“so the first book I'd recommend is from my friend Jonathan Carl over at ABC News and it's the final book that he wrote about Donald Trump the most recent book it's called tired of winning and it's just a terrific psychological window into Donald Trump in Exile after January 6th”
Where to get it
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Kingdom of Rage
Kingdom of Rage by Elizabeth Neumann is an insightful examination of the rising threat of domestic terrorism and radical extremism within the United States.
Recommended“the second book especially in light of what we saw on Saturday with the assassination attempt is a book by Elizabeth Newman called Kingdom of rage and Elizabeth who's a former counterterrorism official she writes really beautifully and eloquently about the threat of domestic terrorism”
Where to get it
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Romney
McKay Coppins's Romney: A Reckoning is a biographical study examining the political career, ideological shifts, and personal journals of Mitt Romney.
Recommended“and my third book is actually by a colleague of mine at the Atlantic McKay cins he wrote this biography called Romney a reckoning and spent a ton of time with Mitt Romney really had amazing access to him and his family and his journals”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged American Carnage
“he's also the author of American Carnage on the front lines of Republican Civil War and the rise of President Trump and the kingdom the power and the glory American evangelicals in the age of extremist both are important books if you want to understand this era in American politics”
“he's also the author of American Carnage on the front lines of Republican Civil War and the rise of President Trump and the kingdom”
“he's also the author of American Carnage on the front lines of Republican Civil War and the rise of President Trump and the kingdom the power and the glory American evangelicals in the age of extremist both are important books if you want to understand this era in American politics”
“and the kingdom the power and the glory American evangelicals in the age of extremist”