Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2025-03-12
Books mentioned on Why Trump’s Tariffs Won’t Work | The Ezra Klein Show
Ezra Klein discussed Open by Andre Agassi. Kimberly Clausing recommended The undoing project by Michael Lewis, Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder, and The worldly philosophers by Robert L. Heilbroner.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Open
Open by Andre Agassi is a candid and acclaimed memoir detailing the tennis legend's turbulent athletic career, complex relationship with his father, and internal psychological battles.
Discussed“years ago you wrote a book called open which is sort of more making the case for this kind of system”
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The undoing project
The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis is a non-fiction book that explores the profound intellectual partnership and friendship between psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, whose groundbreaking work laid the foundation for behavioral economics.
Recommended“the first is the undoing project by Michael Lewis this book describes the friendship between Conan and tersi two researchers who've made foundational contributions to the field of behavioral economics”
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Mountains Beyond Mountains
Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder is a biography of the physician and anthropologist Paul Farmer, detailing his pioneering work to bring modern medical care to impoverished communities in Haiti and around the world.
Recommended“a second is mountains Beyond mountains by Tracy kit this tells the story of Paul Farmer who founded Partners in Health”
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The worldly philosophers
The Worldly Philosophers by Robert L.
Recommended“uh the worldly philosophers by Robert H Broner it tells a story of the origins of Economics through the lives and ideas of the fields founding fathers”
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Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“she's the author of the book open the progressive case for free trade immigration and Global capital”
“well let me start by noting that I'm really looking forward to your forthcoming book abundance which I think we'll really speak to key issues of our time”