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Every book Newt Gingrich recommended on podcasts
Newt Gingrich appeared on programs such as The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast and The Rubin Report to discuss politics, tradition, and the historical structures shaping modern society. Drawing from a deep well of historical and sociological texts, Gingrich analyzed the forces driving political and cultural division. On The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast, he highlighted Charles Murray's Coming Apart to examine the growing geographical and cultural segregation of elite populations by zip code, and cited Murray's earlier work Losing Ground to discuss the destructive impacts of government-inspired dependency on impoverished communities. Gingrich also referenced classic economic and political works, mentioning Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations to illustrate how business interest groups conspire against consumers and influence bureaucratic structures. Furthermore, he discussed historical accounts such as Winston Churchill's writings on military campaigns and Thomas Paine's influential pamphlet Common Sense, which explained the Revolutionary War to everyday people. On The Rubin Report, Gingrich also reflected on communication and politics through the lens of a book by Tony Schwartz. Together, these references underscored his perspective on the interplay between tradition, elite behavior, economic self-interest, and effective political communication.
Books recommended by Newt Gingrich
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coming apart the state of white america 1960-2010
Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010 by Charles Murray is a sociological study examining the cultural and economic divergence of American communities over five decades.
Recommended“and there is a terrific book by Charlie Murray called coming apart in which he goes through and analyzes by ZIP code and says that people from Elite universities marry people from Elite universities and live in ZIP codes with people from Elite universities”
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Common Sense
Common Sense by Thomas Paine is a historically significant pamphlet that forcefully argued for American independence from British rule in language accessible to everyday citizens.
Discussed“He had taken Thomas Paine who had written an amazing pamphlet called "Common Sense" which explained the Revolutionary War to everyday people.”
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Losing Ground
Discussed“and had been uh dramatically accelerated by a book that Charles Murray wrote called losing ground which proved pretty conclusively that government inspired dependency is very destructive and particularly destructive for people who are poor”
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The Gathering Storm
The Gathering Storm by Winston Churchill is the first volume of Churchill's historical account of the Second World War, chronicling the mounting geopolitical tensions and appeasement policies that led to global conflict.
Discussed“you know when Churchill um goes on the umderman campaign in 1898. he writes a book about the river War which is a my wife actually got me an original copy which is one of my real Treasures”
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The Wealth of Nations
The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith is a foundational 1776 text examining the nature and causes of the wealth of nations and the mechanics of a free market economy.
Discussed“now this is something that Adam Smith wrote about in 1776 in The Wealth of Nations that any Gathering of businessmen is a conspiracy against the consumer and so all of these interest groups like a sloppy uh influence written bureaucratic and political structure”
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Trump: The Art of the Deal
Trump: The Art of the Deal is a 1987 memoir and business advice book by Donald J.
Discussed“One of the great lessons I learned was from a book by Tony Schwartz called the election game and then how to win. And I'm sorry. I won't get the name, the title right now, I'm just gonna give you the wrong title. Anyway, Tony Schwartz was a great radio consultant who then went into politics. He did a lots”
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Books Newt Gingrich wrote
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Other mentions (8: passing, ad reads, own books)
“we built on that we stood on his shoulders in 1994 and created the contract with America which I describe in March the majority because I think it's it's a playbook for today”
“and I think that was the way we approached it in March to the majority I tried to outline the 16-year campaign 16 years to create a republican majority in the house”
“And that part of the reason I wrote "Trump and the American Future" is that, I really do believe that what happens this fall may do more to shape America's future than any election since 1864.”
“And that part of the reason I wrote "Trump and the American Future" is that, I really do believe that what happens this fall may do more to shape America's future than any election since 1864.”
“So I just, I think there's a pattern in "Trump and the American future" I put in a chapter that the Democrats love criminals and hate beliefs.”
“So I just, I think there's a pattern in "Trump and the American future" I put in a chapter that the Democrats love criminals and hate beliefs.”
“And I'm very proud of "Trump and the American Future." 'Cause I think it captures some of this extraordinary gap between a bad future with the left and an amazingly good future”
“And I'm very proud of "Trump and the American Future." 'Cause I think it captures some of this extraordinary gap between a bad future with the left and an amazingly good future”