Episode · Timcast IRL · 2021-05-26
Books mentioned on Timcast IRL #294 - WWE's John Cena Apologizes To China In Creepy Video, Gets SLAMMED w/Scott Horton
Tim, Ian, and Lydia join libertarian commentator, author, and host of the Scott Horton Show, Scott Horton, to look at John Cena's ill-advised apology to China for calling Taiwan a country, the media's
Scott Horton discussed Crisis and Leviathan by Robert Higgs. Tim Pool discussed Enough Already by Scott Horton.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Crisis and Leviathan
Crisis and Leviathan by Robert Higgs is a prominent 1987 economic and historical study that examines how the size and power of the United States government tend to ratchet upward during national crises such as wars and economic depressions.
Discussed“that wrote crisis in leviathan”
Where to get it
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Enough Already
Enough Already by Scott Horton is a comprehensive political history and critique of the global war on terrorism spanning from the Jimmy Carter administration through the tenure of Donald Trump.
Discussed“i recently got my copy of enough already”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“and i wrote two books fool's errand time to end the war in afghanistan”
“and then the brand new one out this year is enough already time to end the war on terrorism”
“check out the book enough already”