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Every book CJ Werleman recommended on podcasts
CJ Werleman is a journalist, political writer, and author who has appeared on podcast programs such as The Joe Rogan Experience to discuss political structures, international conflicts, and corporate power dynamics in the United States. During his appearance, Werleman referenced several prominent political and investigative works to support his critical viewpoints on American governance and military policy. He discussed Chris Hedges' book Death of the Liberal Class, using it to back up his argument that the traditional liberal class has largely disappeared from the American political landscape. Werleman also highlighted Sheldon S. Wolin's Democracy Incorporated to illustrate his perspective that the United States functions as a corporate totalitarian state, noting the concept of inverted totalitarianism. Furthermore, he mentioned Jeremy Scahill's book Dirty Wars while talking about the privatization of modern warfare and the growing influence of corporate military contractors. Through these references, Werleman grounds his journalistic commentary in established critiques of state power, corporate dominance, and modern military interventionism.
Books recommended by CJ Werleman
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Death of the Liberal Class
Discussed“Mean Chris Hedges wrote a great book called The Death of liberalism uh in America the liberal class no longer exists in America”
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Democracy Incorporated
Discussed“and and this is something I write about a lot is uh you know America what America is today is a corporate totalitarian state and how it difference there's a great book by uh you know democracy Incorporated by Sheldon Wallen who was a Harvard or I think may still be a Harvard professor”
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Dirty Wars
Discussed“and you've touched on such a good point with halberton Jeremy scahill uh author of Dirty Wars and so forth I'm a huge fan of he spoken at length”
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Books CJ Werleman wrote
- God Hates You, Hate Him Back
- Atheists Can't Be Republicans - If Facts and Evidence Matter
- Crucifying America - The Unholy Alliance Between the Christian Right and Wall Street
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| #522 - CJ Werleman | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2014-07-16 | 3 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“when my first book was released in ' 09 uh the title is God hates you hate him back they saw a title without understanding what the content of the book was”