Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2023-03-28
Books mentioned on Trump’s Legal Jeopardy and America’s Political Crossroads
David French recommended We the Fallen People by Robert Tracy McKenzie, American Democracy by Robert Kenneth Carr, The Napoleonic Wars by Alexander Mikaberidze, and Ring of Steel by Alexander Watson.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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We the Fallen People
We the Fallen People by Robert Tracy McKenzie is a historical examination of the founding of the United States and the theological concept of human nature that influenced the nation's political design.
Recommended“so here's a good one that I read not long ago called we the Fallen people the founders and the future of American democracy by a professor named Robert Tracy McKenzie it really looks at the role of sort of the view of the fallenness of human nature in the design of the country”
Where to get it
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American Democracy
American Democracy by Robert Kenneth Carr is a comprehensive study examining the principles, structures, and functions of the American political system.
Recommended“so here's a good one that I read not long ago called we the Fallen people the founders and the future of American democracy by a professor named Robert Tracy McKenzie it really looks at the role of sort of the view of the fallenness of human nature in the design of the country”
Where to get it
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The Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars by Alexander Mikaberidze is a comprehensive global history examining the vast geopolitical conflicts that reshaped Europe and the wider world during the early nineteenth century.
Recommended“and the next two are just if you'd like to absolutely nerd out on military history uh which I basically do on a daily basis and I'm two-thirds of the way through a book called Napoleonic Wars a global history and I'm going to really I apologize to the author Alexander Mika brids wonderful book”
Where to get it
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Ring of Steel
Ring of Steel by Alexander Watson is a 2017 historical work that explores the First World War from the perspective of the Central Powers, focusing particularly on Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Recommended“and uh the other one which is fascinating and it's a 2017 book by Alexander Watson called Ring Of Steel Germany and Austria Hungary in World War one and is written from sort of the Central Powers view of world war one”
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