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Lions and Scavengers: The True Story of America (and Her Critics) cover

Lions and Scavengers

Ben Shapiro

Mentioned 4 months ago

Ep. 2372 - ‘MURICA!: US Hockey Team WINS IT ALL!

The book was advertised as available for purchase through a provided link.

My book "Lions and Scavengers: The True Story of America (and Her Critics)" is available here: https://dwplus.shop/LionsandScavengers

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The Conscience of a Conservative

Barry Goldwater

Mentioned 7 months ago

Friendly Fire: Hegseth. Homeland Security & Happy Meals

This book, ghostwritten by Brent Bozell for Barry Goldwater, was mentioned to illustrate the conservative view against all monopolies, including monopolistic government.

I'm reminded of Barry Goldwater in his book Conscience of a Conservative ghost written by Brent Bozell who said, we conservatives we're not just against big monopolistic government. We're against monopolies in all of their forms because they're not as responsive and that kind of power can take away our rights as well.

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The Collected Poetry of Donald J. Trump

Poetry Compiler

Mentioned 7 months ago

Friendly Fire: Hegseth. Homeland Security & Happy Meals

This was mentioned as a real item for sale in the Daily Wire shop, noted by the speaker as being 'really, really, really funny'.

And they've got the collected poems of Donald J. Trump. That is a real thing that exists in the world, and it actually is really, really, really funny.

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How to Live on Twenty-Four Hours a Day

Arnold Bennett

Mentioned 1 year ago

"I Was Going To Survive For A Reason" | Captain Sam Brown

This book, released on the 16th anniversary of the author's "Alive Day", recounts his near-death experience in Afghanistan and subsequent recovery. It details his physical and emotional journey, emphasizing faith and finding purpose after trauma.

It's actually the book release for you, but more importantly, the book is about what day it is. A live day.

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Hillbilly Elegy

J.D. Vance

Mentioned 1 year ago

Ep. 2060 - Vance DESTROYS Walz, Iran LAUNCHES On Israel

The podcast host mentioned JD Vance's book, favorably comparing his debate performance to the image projected in this book.

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Crooked Smile

Jared Klickstein

Mentioned 1 year ago

The Decay Of The American Medical Establishment | Dr. Drew Pinsky

A former street individual who had been addicted to drugs wrote this book about his experience and the caretakers who encouraged his addiction by blaming capitalism instead of helping him fight the illness.

A kid I've gotten to know now, he wrote a book called Crooked Smile who told me the other day he'd been off the street a few years now and he's thriving...

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Reasons to Vote for Democrats

Michael J. Knowles

Mentioned 1 year ago

Ep. 2057 - The Not-So-Secret SOROS MACHINE

It was described as the most exhaustively researched and coherently argued case for the Democratic Party, and even Donald Trump called it a great book.

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1984

George Orwell

Mentioned 1 year ago

Defining American Identity | Vivek Ramaswamy

It was referenced when Ben Shapiro discussed an essay by George Orwell about English social welfare and the appeal of Hitler's movement, despite its promise of economic hardship.

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Truths

Vivek Ramaswamy

Mentioned 1 year ago

Defining American Identity | Vivek Ramaswamy

It was discussed as a book critiquing the Republican Party's shortcomings and outlining a vision for American conservatism, also referencing a 'fork in the road' within the America First movement.

In his latest book, Truths, The Future of America First, Vivek criticizes the Republican Party's shortcomings and lays out a positive vision for the future of American conservatism.

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Full-Time

David L. Bahnsen

Mentioned 1 year ago

Ep. 2052 - WORD VOMIT and NARCISSISM For President!

The book was presented as a counterpoint to the idea that work is inherently negative, arguing instead that work is essential for meaning and purpose in life and that a low view of work leads to poor policy and culture.

I'd like to talk to you about a new book, Full Time, Work and the Meaning of Life by David Bonson.

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Am I a Racist Cop?: Memoirs of a police officer living in Minneapolis, MN during one of the most turbulent times in U.S. history. cover

Am I a Racist Cop?

Cooper Gauldin

Mentioned 1 year ago

Ep. 2052 - WORD VOMIT and NARCISSISM For President!

It was described as the number one new comedy in America, playing only in theaters, and receiving positive reviews from critics and public figures, such as Joe Rogan.

Am I Raceless? Rated PG-13. In theaters now.

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Blind Spots

Marty Makary M.D.

Mentioned 1 year ago

Ep. 2049 - After Attempted Assassination, Media Blame…Trump

Dr. McCurry's new book, Blindspots, discusses the scientific community's blindspots, including issues of food security. It's set to be released on September 17th. The book also highlights how medical research often fails to look into established medical opinions, repeating clinical trials, or funding research into natural immunity.

He's a renowned surgeon and professor at Johns Hopkins University. Also, he's the author of the brand new book Blindspots, When Medicine Gets It Wrong and What It Means for Our Health.

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Ben Shapiro

The Authoritarian Moment

How the Left Weaponized America's Institutions Against Dissent

The book was promoted as Ben Shapiro's new release, available for order.

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Get Ben Shapiro's new book, The Authoritarian Moment: How the Left Weaponized America's Institutions Against Dissent. OUT NOW! Order your copy at: dailywire.com/ben

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Episode: Daily Wire Backstage: WE DO NOT COMPLY

The book was promoted as Ben Shapiro's new release, available for order.

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Get Ben Shapiro's new book, The Authoritarian Moment: How the Left Weaponized America's Institutions Against Dissent. OUT NOW! Order your copy at: dailywire.com/ben

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Joseph Conrad

Secret Agent

A Simple Tale (Heritage of Literature)

The book was mentioned in analogy to AOC hosting radicals while being part of the establishment.

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She's in Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent, this exact scene where she hosts, there's a woman, a rich woman who hosts all the radicals in town who are actually blowing people up and ki...

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Episode: Daily Wire Backstage: WE DO NOT COMPLY

The book was mentioned in analogy to AOC hosting radicals while being part of the establishment.

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She's in Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent, this exact scene where she hosts, there's a woman, a rich woman who hosts all the radicals in town who are actually blowing people up and killing children and all this stuff. But she's hosting them and they keep saying to her, you know, you're next. And she goes, yes, I know. It's wonderful.

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Michael Rooks

What Is Left Unspoken, Love

The speaker mentioned that The Michael Noel Show discussed the UK reversing plans for vaccine passports and other current events. This appears to be a reference to a show or podcast, not a published book, but it was mentioned as a place to find more information on current stories.

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You can hear more details about that story over on Michael's show.

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The speaker mentioned that The Michael Noel Show discussed the UK reversing plans for vaccine passports and other current events. This appears to be a reference to a show or podcast, not a published book, but it was mentioned as a place to find more information on current stories.

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You can hear more details about that story over on Michael's show.

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David L. Bahnsen

Full-Time

Work and the Meaning of Life

This book argued the exact opposite of the current trend, claiming that full-time work provides unique meaning and purpose in life, as opposed to causing societal pain.

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I'd like to talk to you about a new book, Full Time Work and the Meaning of Life by David Bonson.

— Episode: Ep. 1329 - The Americans Who Get Left Be...

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Episode: Ep. 1329 - The Americans Who Get Left Behind

This book argued the exact opposite of the current trend, claiming that full-time work provides unique meaning and purpose in life, as opposed to causing societal pain.

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I'd like to talk to you about a new book, Full Time Work and the Meaning of Life by David Bonson.

In full time, Bonson makes the case that our understanding of work and its role in our lives is deeply flawed.

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Elizabeth Warren

The Two-Income Trap

Why Middle-Class Parents Are (Still) Going Broke

This book, which the speaker knew Elizabeth Warren wrote when she was at Harvard Law School, was about ways to prevent people from getting caught in a spiral of having to earn more just to afford things like real estate.

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I knew her like a little bit over at Harvard Law School. That was back in the days where she was writing things like The Two Income Trap, a really interesting book about ways to prevent people from ge...

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This book, which the speaker knew Elizabeth Warren wrote when she was at Harvard Law School, was about ways to prevent people from getting caught in a spiral of having to earn more just to afford things like real estate.

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I knew her like a little bit over at Harvard Law School. That was back in the days where she was writing things like The Two Income Trap, a really interesting book about ways to prevent people from getting caught in sort of a spiral of having to earn more in order to buy real estate and stuff.

The Authoritarian Moment: How the Left Weaponized America's Institutions Against Dissent Cover

Ben Shapiro

The Authoritarian Moment

How the Left Weaponized America's Institutions Against Dissent

The book was released recently and was already trending third on Amazon's best sellers list. It detailed some of the examples of the authoritarian moment in American history that the speaker discussed.

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Ben Shapiro, of course, predicted all of this in his latest book, The Authoritarian Moment, which hit bookshelves yesterday and is already trending third under Amazon's list of best s...

— Episode: Daily Wire Backstage: The Commies Are At...

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The book was released recently and was already trending third on Amazon's best sellers list. It detailed some of the examples of the authoritarian moment in American history that the speaker discussed.

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Ben Shapiro, of course, predicted all of this in his latest book, The Authoritarian Moment, which hit bookshelves yesterday and is already trending third under Amazon's list of best sellers.

Yeah, Ben's going to offer us some insight into this very unique moment in American history and detail some of the examples he writes about in The Authoritarian Moment.

In my book, The Authoritarian Moment, I talk about the conflation of the science, TM, trademark.

In order to renormalize the institutions, all it requires, as you say, and this is the correct stat, is about 20% of an institution that is diamond hard, rock core, aggressive and will not give up on the principle.

You can also buy your copy right now of The Authoritarian Moment, Ben's new book, which released only yesterday and I think is as good as anything, Ben, that you've ever written and certainly about the moment in which we live right now.

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Hans Fallada

Every Man Dies Alone

This was recommended as a depressing but wonderful obscure novel about a couple resisting the Nazis in 1941 Germany.

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If you're looking for an obscure novel a depressing but wonderful obscure novel is called Every Man Dies Alone by a guy named Hans Villotta Which is about a couple resisting the Nazis...

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This was recommended as a depressing but wonderful obscure novel about a couple resisting the Nazis in 1941 Germany.

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If you're looking for an obscure novel a depressing but wonderful obscure novel is called Every Man Dies Alone by a guy named Hans Villotta Which is about a couple resisting the Nazis in like 1941 Germany [00:39:35.990 --> 00:39:48.110]

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Robert Crichton

The Secret of Santa Vittoria

This World War II book was mentioned as a really fun read, which was also a bestseller and adapted into a movie.

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And the and the other book is a book called The Secret of Santa Vittoria Which is also a World War Two book, but like much more enjoyed by a guy named Robert Crichton It was a big bes...

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This World War II book was mentioned as a really fun read, which was also a bestseller and adapted into a movie.

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And the and the other book is a book called The Secret of Santa Vittoria Which is also a World War Two book, but like much more enjoyed by a guy named Robert Crichton It was a big bestseller. They made a movie out of it with Anthony Quinn and it's a it's a really really fun read [00:39:48.110 --> 00:39:56.190]

I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year Cover

Carol Leonnig

I Alone Can Fix It

Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year

This book contained information about General Mark Milley's views regarding January 6th and the events leading up to it, which the speaker found to be historically ignorant and dangerous.

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And now there's an article that has come out based on the Carol Lennick and Philip Rucker book, I Alone Can Fix It, Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year talking about Mark Milley...

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This book contained information about General Mark Milley's views regarding January 6th and the events leading up to it, which the speaker found to be historically ignorant and dangerous.

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And now there's an article that has come out based on the Carol Lennick and Philip Rucker book, I Alone Can Fix It, Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year talking about Mark Milley's view of January 6th and everything that led up to January 6th and post January 6th.

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Jen Wilkin

Revelation - Bible Study Book with Video Access

Eternal King, Everlasting Kingdom

This was mentioned as Russell Brand's new Audible original.

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Everybody makes sure to check out both of Russell's podcasts under the skin and above the noise, his YouTube channel and also his new audible original, Revelation.

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This was mentioned as Russell Brand's new Audible original.

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Everybody makes sure to check out both of Russell's podcasts under the skin and above the noise, his YouTube channel and also his new audible original, Revelation.

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Alexander Hamilton

The Federalist Papers

The speaker referred to the view within these papers that human beings are capable of being both angels and devils, requiring society to shape and mold them.

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human beings are capable of being both angels and devils which is why they require some societies to shape and mold them.

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The speaker referred to the view within these papers that human beings are capable of being both angels and devils, requiring society to shape and mold them.

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human beings are capable of being both angels and devils which is why they require some societies to shape and mold them.

THE MYTHOLOGY OF GLOBAL WARMING: Climate Change Fiction vs. Scientific Facts Cover

Bruce Bunker Ph.D.

THE MYTHOLOGY OF GLOBAL WARMING

Climate Change Fiction vs. Scientific Facts

The speaker referenced a quote from this Nobel Prize-winning economist describing the ultimate source of global warming as the burning of fossil fuels, which releases CO2, leading to atmospheric accumulation and temperature increases.

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the ultimate source of global warming is the burning of fossil or carbon-based fuels, such as coal, oil and natural gas, which leads to emissions of carbon dioxide, CO2.

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Episode: Debunked: Climate Change Hysteria

The speaker referenced a quote from this Nobel Prize-winning economist describing the ultimate source of global warming as the burning of fossil fuels, which releases CO2, leading to atmospheric accumulation and temperature increases.

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the ultimate source of global warming is the burning of fossil or carbon-based fuels, such as coal, oil and natural gas, which leads to emissions of carbon dioxide, CO2.

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David L. Bahnsen

Full-Time

Work and the Meaning of Life

The book argues the opposite of what some suggest about work causing anxiety, asserting that people are created to work and that work provides unique meaning and purpose in life, while criticizing low views of work leading to disastrous policy proposals.

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i'd like to talk to you about a new book full time work in the meaning of life by david bonson

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The book argues the opposite of what some suggest about work causing anxiety, asserting that people are created to work and that work provides unique meaning and purpose in life, while criticizing low views of work leading to disastrous policy proposals.

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i'd like to talk to you about a new book full time work in the meaning of life by david bonson

in a time where work is being heralded as the cause of societal pain depression and anxiety full time is screaming the exact opposite that we're created to work and that our work provides unique meaning and purpose in our lives

he argues that the time has come to stop tiptoeing around the issues that matter that separating one's identity from what they do is demonstrably false and that a low view of work is leading to disastrous policy proposals and cultural attitudes

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Joshua A. Berman

Created Equal

How the Bible Broke with Ancient Political Thought

This film, which tells the story of Clarence Thomas, was highly recommended, especially after Amazon removed it from its streaming service during Black History Month.

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and now we're told his amazing story in the film Created Equal clarence thomas in his own words if you haven't seen it i highly recommend watching it right now at dailywire

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This film, which tells the story of Clarence Thomas, was highly recommended, especially after Amazon removed it from its streaming service during Black History Month.

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and now we're told his amazing story in the film Created Equal clarence thomas in his own words if you haven't seen it i highly recommend watching it right now at dailywire

Critical Race Theory, Fourth Edition: An Introduction (Critical America, 87) Cover

Richard Delgado

Critical Race Theory, Fourth Edition

An Introduction (Critical America, 87)

This book was cited as the source defining the basic tenets of Critical Race Theory (CRT) by its founders. The speaker used quotes from it to demonstrate that CRT is inherently an activist ideology that seeks to transform society along racial lines.

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What I'm about to quote is from their book Critical Race Theory and Introduction.

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Episode: Ep. 1280 - How To Defeat Critical Race Theory

This book was cited as the source defining the basic tenets of Critical Race Theory (CRT) by its founders. The speaker used quotes from it to demonstrate that CRT is inherently an activist ideology that seeks to transform society along racial lines.

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What I'm about to quote is from their book Critical Race Theory and Introduction.

Quote, although critical race theory began as a movement in the law, it has rapidly spread beyond that discipline.

So here's what they write, although critical race theory began as a movement in the law, it has rapidly spread beyond that discipline.

So we've already established a few key principles here. Okay, one racism is ordinary, not aborational two white over color ascendancy serves important purposes.

The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents--The Definitive Edition (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek, Volume 2) Cover

F. A. Hayek

The Road to Serfdom

Text and Documents--The Definitive Edition (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek, Volume 2)

This book was mentioned as something that economists broadly agree upon, contrasting with the widely held but ultimately flawed idea of rent control.

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Economists broadly agree on the stupidity of rent control. Everybody, I mean everybody from Thomas Sowell to Paul Krugman understands that rent control is an idiotic idea but rent control like raising...

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Episode: Debunked: Rent Control

This book was mentioned as something that economists broadly agree upon, contrasting with the widely held but ultimately flawed idea of rent control.

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Economists broadly agree on the stupidity of rent control. Everybody, I mean everybody from Thomas Sowell to Paul Krugman understands that rent control is an idiotic idea but rent control like raising the minimum wage is a bad idea that never dies.

The Unfinished Agenda of Civil Service Reform: Implications of the Grace Commission Report (Brookings Dialogues on Public Policy) Cover

Charles Levine

The Unfinished Agenda of Civil Service Reform

Implications of the Grace Commission Report (Brookings Dialogues on Public Policy)

The Brookings Institute was cited as an entity noting that while rent control may help current tenants in the short term, it ultimately decreases affordability and fuels gentrification in the long run.

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As even the Liberal Brookings Institute says, while rent control appears to help current tenants in the short run, in the long run it actually decreases affordability.

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Episode: Debunked: Rent Control

The Brookings Institute was cited as an entity noting that while rent control may help current tenants in the short term, it ultimately decreases affordability and fuels gentrification in the long run.

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As even the Liberal Brookings Institute says, while rent control appears to help current tenants in the short run, in the long run it actually decreases affordability.

As Brookings noted, rent control properties create substantial negative externalities on the nearby housing market, lowering the amenity value of these neighborhoods and making them less desirable places to live.

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Ibram X. Kendi

How to Be an Antiracist

The book, which argues that America is inherently racist, was included on a recommended reading list for members of the United States Navy by the Chief of Naval Operations.

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It is a piece of crap that book. It is a terrible, terrible book.

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Episode: Ep. 1279 - Supreme Disappointment

The book, which argues that America is inherently racist, was included on a recommended reading list for members of the United States Navy by the Chief of Naval Operations.

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It is a piece of crap that book. It is a terrible, terrible book.

a book that basically argues that America is inevitably an inherently racist and evil and that active discriminatory measures must be taken today.

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Mark-Mary Ames

The Father

30 Meditions to Draw You into the Heart of God

The movie was used as an analogy to describe Joe Biden's apparent confusion while abroad, suggesting he was wandering around unsure of his location.

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Joe Biden's tenure thus far is a lot like the Anthony Hopkins movie The Father. He's just wandering around not knowing where he is and confused all the time.

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The movie was used as an analogy to describe Joe Biden's apparent confusion while abroad, suggesting he was wandering around unsure of his location.

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Joe Biden's tenure thus far is a lot like the Anthony Hopkins movie The Father. He's just wandering around not knowing where he is and confused all the time.

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