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The Ezra Klein Show
Ezra Klein highlighted the book as a major influence on his research, noting that it traced the emergence of the public‑interest movement in the 1960s and 70s and examined figures like Ralph Nader. He referenced it when discussing liberalism, governance, and public policy, emphasizing its relevance to understanding the shift in American liberal thought. The host consistently presented it as essential reading for anyone interested in the history of big‑government politics.
Episode: The Origins of Abundance
Klein cited Paul Saban's book Public Citizens as a key influence on his historical research for Abundance.
I ended up being very influenced by Paul Saban's book, Public Citizens.
Episode: How Liberals — Yes, Liberals — Are Hobbling Govern...
Ezra Klein said the book charts the rise of the publicinterest movement in the 1960s and 70s, focusing on figures like Ralph Nader.
Paul Sabin's Public Citizen. Sabin is a historian at Yale and the book charts the rise of the public interest movement in the 1960s and 70s. It really focuses on Ralph Nader but shows how Nader's skepticism about government came to be so firmly embedded in our national political and legal culture on both the left and the right.
Episode: Is Climate Change a Reason to Avoid Having Childre...
Ezra referred to Paul Sabin's book while discussing liberalism and governance, noting that Sabin talks about it in the context of public policy.
Paul Sabin talks about it in Public Citizen.
Episode: Best Of: How Blue Cities Became So Outrageously Un...
Ezra Klein called it a great new book that discusses the liberal paradox of biggovernment progressivism.
It's a great new book on this called Public Citizens by Paul Sabin.
Episode: How Blue Cities Became So Outrageously Unaffordabl...
The host described it as a great new book that examined the history of progressive politics and its impact on public policy.
It's a great new book on this called Public Citizens by Paul Sabin.