Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2024-01-14
Books mentioned on Theodore Roosevelt's Great-Great Grandson Kermit Roosevelt III On The Collapse Of Honor
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Myth of Judicial Activism
Discussed“um and also there's a book called The Myth of judicial activism which is about Supreme Court decisions sort of trying to decide whether the Supreme Court is abusing its power”
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Bury the Chains
Bury the Chains by Adam Hochschild is a detailed historical account of the British abolitionist movement, focusing on the dedicated individuals who fought to dismantle the slave trade.
Discussed“and as he's riding away Adam hild writes about this in bury the chains”
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A Fool's Errand, by One of the Fools
Discussed“Have you read it's a novel from around that period called The Fool's Errand?”
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All the King's Men
All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren is a classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that chronicles the rise and fall of populist southern politician Willie Stark, exploring the corrupting nature of political power.
Discussed“like I'm rereading um Robert pen Warren's kingish right now oh yeah all the kings men all the kings men”
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The Claim of Reason
Discussed“um and I think actually Stanley Cavell a Harvard philosopher wrote something very much like that in the claim of Reason”
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
“We did have a bunch of books about Theodore Roosevelt lying around, probably more than the ordinary family did, so I read those because I just read every book in the house when I was growing up.”
Own book The Daily Stoic
“When I wrote The Daily Stoic eight years ago, I had this crazy idea that I would just keep it going. The book was 366 meditations, and I planned to write one more every single day and give it away for free as an email.”
Own book Edith Kermit Roosevelt
“That's the letter I was telling you about why I was so struck by it; I wrote about it in my courage book.”
Own book The Myth of Judicial Activism
“There’s a book called The Myth of Judicial Activism, which is about Supreme Court decisions trying to decide whether the Supreme Court is abusing its power.”