Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2026-03-27
Books mentioned on Will Iran Break Trumpism? | The Ezra Klein Show
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Gulag Archipelago
The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is a monumental historical exposé documenting the brutal system of Soviet forced labor camps through personal testimony and archival reconstruction.
Recommended“Oh, I think everyone should read the gulag archipelago. I think that is such a wonderful book. This is Alexander Andrew Solzhenitsyn. It’s a story of his time.”
Where to get it
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Common Ground
Common Ground by J.
Recommended“Since we’re talking about politics, I think if you ask me to name the best political book, it would probably be j. Anthony lukas’s common ground, which is a book about busing in Boston and which is the first political event that I have any memory of from being a child.”
Where to get it
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Ball Four
Ball Four by Jim Bouton is a classic insider baseball memoir that exposes the humorous, gritty, and often controversial realities of professional Major League Baseball.
Recommended“And, and then I guess if I could recommend a baseball book, a book that really changed the way I don’t look at both sports and writing is ball four by Jim bouton?”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“He’s also a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times and the author of "The Age of Entitlement and America Since the 60s" and Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam, and the West."”
Passing The age of entitlement
“He’s also a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times and the author of "The Age of Entitlement and America Since the 60s" and Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam, and the West."”