Don't Burn This Book: Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Unreason
Apr 2020 · Penguin
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"Topical, engaging, personable, and above all, reassuring." -Dr. Jordan B. Peterson, author of 12 Rules for Life
From host of The Rubin Report, the most-watched talk show about free speech and big ideas on YouTube right now, a roadmap for free thinking in an increasingly censored world.
The left is no longer liberal.
Once on the side of free speech and tolerance, progressives now ban speakers from college campuses, "cancel" people who aren't up to date on the latest genders, and force religious people to violate their conscience. They have abandoned the battle of ideas and have begun fighting a battle of feelings. This uncomfortable truth has turned moderates and true liberals into the politically homeless class.
Dave Rubin launched his political talk show The Rubin Report in 2015 as a meeting ground for free thinkers who realize that partisan politics is a dead end. He hosts people he both agrees and disagrees with--including those who have been dismissed, deplatformed, and despised--taking on the most controversial issues of our day. As a result, he's become a voice of reason in a time of madness.
Now, Rubin gives you the tools you need to think for yourself in an age when tribal outrage is the only available alternative. Based on his own story as well as his experiences from the front lines of the free speech wars, this book will empower you to make up your own mind about what you believe on any issue and teach you the fine art of:
Checking your facts, not your privilege, when it comes to today's most pervasive myths, from the wage gap and gun violence to climate change and hate crimes. Standing up to the mob against today's absurd PC culture, when differences of opinion can bring relationships, professional or personal, to a sudden end. Defending classically liberal principles such as individual rights and limited government, because freedom is impossible without them.
The Progressive Woke Machine is waging war against the last free thinkers in the world. Don't Burn This Book is the definitive account of our current political upheaval and your guide to surviving it.
From host of The Rubin Report, the most-watched talk show about free speech and big ideas on YouTube right now, a roadmap for free thinking in an increasingly censored world.
The left is no longer liberal.
Once on the side of free speech and tolerance, progressives now ban speakers from college campuses, "cancel" people who aren't up to date on the latest genders, and force religious people to violate their conscience. They have abandoned the battle of ideas and have begun fighting a battle of feelings. This uncomfortable truth has turned moderates and true liberals into the politically homeless class.
Dave Rubin launched his political talk show The Rubin Report in 2015 as a meeting ground for free thinkers who realize that partisan politics is a dead end. He hosts people he both agrees and disagrees with--including those who have been dismissed, deplatformed, and despised--taking on the most controversial issues of our day. As a result, he's become a voice of reason in a time of madness.
Now, Rubin gives you the tools you need to think for yourself in an age when tribal outrage is the only available alternative. Based on his own story as well as his experiences from the front lines of the free speech wars, this book will empower you to make up your own mind about what you believe on any issue and teach you the fine art of:
The Progressive Woke Machine is waging war against the last free thinkers in the world. Don't Burn This Book is the definitive account of our current political upheaval and your guide to surviving it.
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June 16, 2020
Sadly, Rubin committed the one unpardonable sin in my book, and one ESPECIALLY unpardonable for a gay man: he referred to the US with the oh-so-predictable, tiresome, antediluvian, and FACTUALLY INACCURATE feminine pronoun. You correctly start off griping about how straight white men are vilified, and follow it up with one of the anthropomorphic feminizations most celebrated by the illiberal Left! Jeez, man -- are you insane? I actually requested my local library purchase this thing, and now I'm ashamed to have done so. Why, you ask? If you're THIS inaccurate with simple pronouns and basic logic, how can I take anything else you say seriously? How disappointing, how sad -- how completely dispiriting.
Ian Nielsen
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May 11, 2020
The ideas in this book are mwah beautiful. This book is so chock full of ideas I cant even count them. Dave bombards us with idea after idea and it never ends. In chapter 3, dial of ideas gets turned up and I feel my face melting off. Never in my life have I read so many words (ideas) strung together to convey such a profound message. I have a problem with the book though, because I though Dave was a liberal, but this book is all right wing talking points. I was going to give this man a 1 star because of how misleading and unenjoyable it makes the rest of the book, but Dave made me realize that I would be taking away his free speech. After all, 1 star reviews are the modern book burning. So I gave a 2 star, which will probably end up being one of the highest real reviews on here. Big ups Dave, you will always be the "last true liberal" in the ever expanding marketplace of ideas.
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Triska Sarwono
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June 1, 2023
Engaging and easy to read. I have never seen Dave Rubin's videos before but this book explains a lot about the craziness in modern American society with the reasons behind them.
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