Episode · The Megyn Kelly Show · 2022-09-12
Books mentioned on Trump Associates Raided, and Victimhood in America, with Sharyl Attkisson and Vivek Ramaswamy | Ep. 389
Megyn Kelly is joined by Sharyl Attkisson, host of Full Measure News, to discuss allegations that Trump associates are being raided by the FBI, wild speculation about Trump's trip to DC, the loss in t
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Nation of Victims
Nation of Victims by Vivek Ramaswamy is a critical examination of American culture, arguing that society has increasingly embraced a debilitating mindset of perpetual victimhood over personal agency and accountability.
Discussed“a little bit later this show we're going to be joined by vivek ramaswamy his new book brilliantly analyzes how our society has fallen into a state of victimhood perpetual victimhood”
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Woke, Inc.
Woke, Inc.
Discussed“so my basic thesis in the book is i actually pick up where i left off my last book woke inc which was about the curious merger of political and social agendas with corporate america's interests”
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Lean In
Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg is a prominent manifesto on women in the workplace, leadership, and the corporate ambition gap.
Discussed“i'm thinking about sheryl sandberg and her book lean in which encouraged people to work hard and go for it”
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Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides' Trap?
Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides' Trap? by Graham Allison and Andrew Hastie examines the geopolitical tensions between rising and ruling powers, focusing on the historical pattern where an established empire and a rising power are dangerously prone to entering into armed conflict.
Discussed“and that if you know there's the famous thought experiment of the thucydides trap graham allison popularized it which said that effectively when you have a an empire in decline another rising empire they're inevitably destined to enter into physical conflict”
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“Our next guest is vivek ramaswamy tech entrepreneur and author of the new book nation of victims identity politics the death of merit and the path back to excellence which is out tomorrow Please support vivek and buy this book”
“a title of the book is entitled a theory of duty It's a play on john rawls's famous theory of justice that was a north star for much of the liberal movement for much of the latter 20th century”