Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2023-06-13
Books mentioned on What We Learned Reading Ron DeSantis's Books
Ezra Klein discussed The Courage to Be Free by Ron DeSantis, What Were We Thinking by Carlos Lozada, and Dreams From Our Founding Fathers by Ron DeSantis. Carlos Lozada recommended Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant, An hour before daylight by Jimmy Carter, and All the best, George Bush by George Bush.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Courage to Be Free
The Courage to Be Free by Ron DeSantis is a political memoir and manifesto outlining the Florida governor's policy blueprints, governance philosophy, and vision for American renewal.
Discussed“and so I've been reading Rhonda Santos's book the courage to be free Florida's blueprint for America's Revival”
Where to get it
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What Were We Thinking
What Were We Thinking by Carlos Lozada is a critical examination of the political literature and media produced during the Donald Trump presidency, analyzing the meta-narratives that emerged from that era.
Discussed“it's called what were we thinking and which he read the torrent of trump era political books and tried to understand the meta-narrative that emerged out of them”
Where to get it
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Dreams From Our Founding Fathers
Dreams From Our Founding Fathers is an early, self-published book by Ron DeSantis that outlines his political philosophy and draws direct inspiration from American history.
Discussed“and he's not only read desantis's most recent book but he won up Me by reading his little-known 2011 book dreams from our founding fathers”
Where to get it
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Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant
Personal Memoirs of U.
Recommended“the first one I want to recommend is the Memoirs by Ulysses Grant it covers his time at West Point fighting in the Mexican-American war in the Civil War”
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An hour before daylight
An hour before daylight by Jimmy Carter is a deeply personal memoir by the former U.S.
Recommended“the next book I want to recommend is called an hour before daylight and it's a one of several Memoirs that Jimmy Carter wrote”
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All the best, George Bush
All the Best, George Bush is a comprehensive collection of personal letters compiled by the 41st U.S.
Recommended“and the last book is a book of letters it's called all the best by George Bush and it is a massive book”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“it is a a pretty uh overt and unsubtle dig at Obama's dreams from my father the Memoir he wrote in the 90s”