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Every book Nick Gillespie recommended on podcasts
Nick Gillespie appears on The Rubin Report as a commentator and journalist deeply engaged in discussions surrounding political liberty, government overreach, and the evolution of free speech. Throughout his appearance, Gillespie references several foundational literary and historical texts to illustrate his points. He mentions Ayn Rand's famous novel Atlas Shrugged, candidly admitting that while he never finished reading the book itself, he enjoyed the film adaptations and understood its core premise regarding dissent and societal withdrawal. To frame historical battles over government censorship and freedom of expression, Gillespie references landmark prohibited literature, including D. H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover, James Joyce's Ulysses, and Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer. Additionally, he cites political scientist Albert Otto Hirschman's sociological work Exit, Voice, and Loyalty to explain the three primary methods through which individuals register dissent against the prevailing political status quo.
Books recommended by Nick Gillespie
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Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand is a sweeping philosophical novel that champions objectivism, laissez-faire capitalism, and individual achievement while depicting a dystopian society collapsing under the weight of excessive government controls.
Discussed“Yeah, maybe, and I will admit that I've never read "Atlas Shrugged", I've never finished it. I've watched the movies, which I enjoyed and I know the basic plot”
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Exit, voice, and loyalty
Exit, voice, and loyalty is a prominent political science book written by Albert Otto Hirschman that examines the various ways individuals respond to declining organizations, states, or institutions.
Discussed“there's a guy named Albert Hirschman, a political scientist. In the early 70s, wrote a book called "Exit Voice and Loyalty". And he said, there were basically three ways to register descent from the status quo.”
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Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.
Discussed“some time since the early 60s, we kicked free of all the dumbest restraints on free speech, government censorship, you could publish, you couldn't legally publish "Lady Chatterley's Lover" James Joyce's, "Ulysses", Henry Miller's, "Tropic of Cancer", Alan Ginsberg's, "Howl" before about 1960 without worrying about being dragged into court”
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Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller is a landmark autobiographical novel renowned for its raw, unfiltered depiction of bohemian life in Paris and its boundary-pushing approach to sexuality and human experience.
Discussed“some time since the early 60s, we kicked free of all the dumbest restraints on free speech, government censorship, you could publish, you couldn't legally publish "Lady Chatterley's Lover" James Joyce's, "Ulysses", Henry Miller's, "Tropic of Cancer", Alan Ginsberg's, "Howl" before about 1960 without worrying about being dragged into court”
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Ulysses
James Joyce's landmark modernist novel Ulysses chronicles an ordinary day in the life of Leopold Bloom in Dublin, mapping human consciousness and daily existence through a revolutionary stream-of-consciousness technique.
Discussed“some time since the early 60s, we kicked free of all the dumbest restraints on free speech, government censorship, you could publish, you couldn't legally publish "Lady Chatterley's Lover" James Joyce's, "Ulysses", Henry Miller's, "Tropic of Cancer", Alan Ginsberg's, "Howl" before about 1960 without worrying about being dragged into court”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| After This Year, Do You Want More Govt. In Your Life? | Nick Gillespie Interview | The Rubin Report | 2021-04-18 | 6 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“you couldn't legally publish "Lady Chatterley's Lover" James Joyce's, "Ulysses", Henry Miller's, "Tropic of Cancer", Alan Ginsberg's, "Howl" before about 1960 without worrying about being dragged into court”