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Every book James O'Keefe recommended on podcasts
Across 3 podcasts. Every show James O'Keefe appears on, in one place — not just one.
James O'Keefe’s most recommended books
- 1984 by George Orwell
- The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Isaevich Solzhenit︠s︡yn
- The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
- Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward
- The History of the Future by Blake J. Harris
- The Order of the Librarians by Blake Harris
- Custodians of Conscience by James S. Ettema
- Disinformation by Ronald J. Rychlak
- Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky
- The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
James O'Keefe is an American conservative political activist and media commentator who is best known as the founder of Project Veritas and O'Keefe Media Group. He has appeared on programs like Timcast IRL, The Rubin Report, and Modern Wisdom, where he frequently references influential political and philosophical literature. O'Keefe has repeatedly recommended George Orwell's dystopian novel 1984, suggesting that people reread it every year to recognize political propaganda and arguing that current tech censorship mirrors the themes in the book. He also encouraged readers to pick up Blake Harris's book about Palmer Luckey and Facebook, titled The History of the Future. In addition to recommendations, O'Keefe has discussed several other texts to make political or philosophical points. He brought up Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels's The Communist Manifesto to ironically compare arguments made by former Project Veritas employees to communist labor theories, referenced Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's The Gulag Archipelago when discussing human nature and the fine line between good and evil, and quoted Orwell's 1984 on Modern Wisdom to illustrate the absurdity of modern societal conditions.
Books recommended by James O'Keefe
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1984
1984 by George Orwell is a classic dystopian novel depicting a totalitarian regime characterized by extreme surveillance, historical denial, and psychological manipulation.
Discussed“um but uh of course we live in a clown world where uh two plus two equals five to quote your george orwell the late and great george orwell from 1984”
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The Gulag Archipelago
The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is a monumental historical exposé detailing the brutal Soviet forced labor camp system through survivor testimonies, archival research, and the author's own imprisonment.
Discussed“Because of Jordan Peterson Gulag archipelago that's great the sultanitsin guy talks about in the gulags”
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The Jungle
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair is a 1906 novel that serves as a harsh expose of working conditions in Chicago's meatpacking industry during the Gilded Age.
Discussed“upton sinclair who authored the jungle ran back to his apartment and wrote down what he saw”
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Fear: Trump in the White House
Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward is a bestselling investigative work examining the inner workings, chaos, and decision-making processes of the Donald Trump administration.
Discussed“but look at Bob Woodward he writes a book called fear and he he uses quotes secondhand from anonymous sources on the background on deep background hearsay quotes”
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The History of the Future
The History of the Future by Blake J.
Recommended“There's a book by Blake Harris out in the last couple weeks about Palmer Luckey and face book and I encourage you to read it”
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The Order of the Librarians
The Order of the Librarians by Blake Harris is a narrative non-fiction work examining the technology industry and the inner workings of prominent digital platforms.
Recommended“There's a book by Blake Harris out in the last couple weeks about Palmer Luckey and face book and I encourage you to read it”
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Custodians of Conscience
Discussed“and there's another book called custodians of conscience so we test investigative reporting tests and affirms what is moral”
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Disinformation
Discussed“well there's a great book called disinformation by a by a by a soviet bloc dissident which i tweeted this picture this guy died yesterday i can't even pronounce his name but he wrote a book called disinformation”
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Rules for Radicals
Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky is a political guidebook detailing tactics for community organizers and activists seeking social and political change.
Discussed“I had read rules for radicals by Saul linski in college and I I decided to expose hypocrisy by making them live up to their own rules”
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The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels is a foundational 1848 political pamphlet that outlines the core tenets of Marxism, class struggle, and the eventual overthrow of the capitalist system.
Discussed“They were arguing project Veratas is not James O'Keefe. It's our it's our employees. It's our labor. that it was one of the great ironies of my life to watch people with master's degrees in economics make arguments out of the communist manifesto.”
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Books James O'Keefe wrote
Appearances
Other mentions (12: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I wrote a book about this called American muckraker in the 50s 60s and 70s”
“the deal with the first chapter of the book I wrote American muckraker is called suffering that the first chapter is about pain”
“it defies reason which is why i wrote this book called american muckraker”
“uh author of a new book called American muckraker out a week from today so um thank you for having me back”
“it's called Suffering The Book American muckrigger yes he he's been through some physical violence”
“Crux of This Book American muckraker secrecy transparency we don't set a lawsuits”
“in this book a chapter called propaganda um consent must be informed not manufactured all serious theories of democracy”
“I mean the book is americanmuckraker.com americanmuscricket.com you can buy the book at americanmerica.com”
“it's become so cliche to say 1984. it doesn't even mean anything anymore”
“the book's called american muckraker it's not out till january but it's on pre-order now on bezos's website amazon”
“joining me today is a guerrilla journalist the head of Project Veritas and the author of American Pravda James O'Keefe”
“so because the media has all the power I wrote this book called American Pravda and I believe that people don't know that they're being lied to by CNN in the New York Times”