Episode · The Tucker Carlson Show · 2025-07-14
Books mentioned on Walter Kirn Provides Update on Luigi Mangione Case and the Strange Parallels to Lee Harvey Oswald
Only a great novelist can understand a story as weird as the Luigi Mangione murder case. Walter Kirn on what actually happened.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment
Discussed“I mean, this is like a theme in Crime and Punishment, too. Um I think there's nothing particularly artistic about shooting strangers on the sidewalk.”
Where to get it
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Everlasting Punishment Not Everlasting Pain
Discussed“I mean, this is like a theme in Crime and Punishment, too. Um I think there's nothing particularly artistic about shooting strangers on the sidewalk.”
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This Side of Paradise
This Side of Paradise by F.
Discussed“He wrote a novel, this side of paradise, you know, which Princeton still sort of exalts over as its most romantic portrayal.”
Where to get it
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The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby by F.
Discussed“The Great Gatsby is actually, you know, a kid from North Dakota who wants Exactly. and a and a and a gun runner and a you know, gangster basically who wants to get in and they go to his parties.”
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Class
Class by Paul Fussell is a satirical and sociological exploration of the hidden hierarchies, tastes, and status signifiers that define social standing in the United States.
Recommended“there's a great book by a writer named Paul Fussell who used to hang out at Princeton and who I knew a little called Class. I recommend that everyone read it.”
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1984
George Orwell's classic dystopian novel 1984 presents a grim totalitarian future defined by perpetual surveillance, historical denial, and thought control.
Discussed“you just referred to Orwell you are rereading 1984 for the first time in 15 or 20 years you said it's been 40 for A and I think for a lot of people my age I I doubt it.”
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