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# Don't Burn This Book: Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Unreason

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Review: So glad I bought this book! - I knew of Dave only from the Jordon Peterson Podcast, and had never even heard of The Rubin Report. I don't usually read political books, and normally prefer health & self help, but got interested after hearing him on Mikhaila Peterson's podcast. Although I have a degree in Political Science, I've been busy the last 25 years teaching elementary and middle school, and then mostly being a stay-at-home-mom (3 kids) for the last 14 years. Despite my dear husband's frequent rantings, I haven't kept up with politics much, until the Kavanaugh trial jolted me up out of my slumber. These insane politically divisive times have had me scrambling to make sense of our current events: extreme covid over-response, scary cancel culture, and dishonest mainstream media encouraging all kinds of bedlam, destruction, and instability in America. The spin & propaganda is obvious to me, but why so many people buy into the narrative isn't. My daughter (14 yrs old) asked me why the mainstream media (and social media) is SO unfairly biased. I had a hard time fully explaining it. How did it get this bad? What happened to the journalistic integrity of my youth? Dave's book helped me gain a much greater understanding of how we got to the mess we're in now. It also gives me hope that all is not lost. Awareness, knowledge, discussion, perseverance, can all make a difference. I looked up many of the people and ideas Dave mentioned, such as Bret Weinstein/Evergreen College, and went down quite a few rabbit holes. I feel empowered with so much new knowledge! I've always considered myself fiscally conservative (want limited government intervention and bureaucracy) but socially liberal (do what you want as long as it doesn't harm others). Dave helped me to distinguish the current state of progressivism (tries to shut down opposing views by unfairly labeling as hate speech, judges people based on group membership) from classical liberalism (values free speech and individual rights). I think many on the left don't realize their true liberal values have been usurped by the far leftists (media savvy youth & Bernie Sanders) of their party, and they would actually fit in more with the current modern day Republicans, who value freedom and self-responsibility. This book is easy to read (very conversational) and interesting. I didn't want to put it down, and am excited for my 20 year old son to read it next so we can discuss it. I love that Dave encourages his readers to resist being obsessive about politics, and to stay grounded and enjoy our lives. The news & social media can take over if we're not careful, and make us miserable. Turns out this is something of a self-help book after all! Disregard ALL the 1 & 2 star ratings from progressive hacks that don't want their cover blown. This book is well worth the time and money! It'll empower you to have the meaningful discussions that are needed to get America back on track and moving forward.
Review: Good book would read again - Good book read it in a few days

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #968,330 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,107 in Political Conservatism & Liberalism #1,250 in Political Commentary & Opinion #8,793 in Personal Transformation Self-Help |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (3,940) |
| Dimensions  | 6.27 x 0.87 x 9.27 inches |
| ISBN-10  | 0593084292 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0593084298 |
| Item Weight  | 14.4 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 240 pages |
| Publication date  | April 28, 2020 |
| Publisher  | Sentinel |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ So glad I bought this book!
*by L***R on July 24, 2020*

I knew of Dave only from the Jordon Peterson Podcast, and had never even heard of The Rubin Report. I don't usually read political books, and normally prefer health & self help, but got interested after hearing him on Mikhaila Peterson's podcast. Although I have a degree in Political Science, I've been busy the last 25 years teaching elementary and middle school, and then mostly being a stay-at-home-mom (3 kids) for the last 14 years. Despite my dear husband's frequent rantings, I haven't kept up with politics much, until the Kavanaugh trial jolted me up out of my slumber. These insane politically divisive times have had me scrambling to make sense of our current events: extreme covid over-response, scary cancel culture, and dishonest mainstream media encouraging all kinds of bedlam, destruction, and instability in America. The spin & propaganda is obvious to me, but why so many people buy into the narrative isn't. My daughter (14 yrs old) asked me why the mainstream media (and social media) is SO unfairly biased. I had a hard time fully explaining it. How did it get this bad? What happened to the journalistic integrity of my youth? Dave's book helped me gain a much greater understanding of how we got to the mess we're in now. It also gives me hope that all is not lost. Awareness, knowledge, discussion, perseverance, can all make a difference. I looked up many of the people and ideas Dave mentioned, such as Bret Weinstein/Evergreen College, and went down quite a few rabbit holes. I feel empowered with so much new knowledge! I've always considered myself fiscally conservative (want limited government intervention and bureaucracy) but socially liberal (do what you want as long as it doesn't harm others). Dave helped me to distinguish the current state of progressivism (tries to shut down opposing views by unfairly labeling as hate speech, judges people based on group membership) from classical liberalism (values free speech and individual rights). I think many on the left don't realize their true liberal values have been usurped by the far leftists (media savvy youth & Bernie Sanders) of their party, and they would actually fit in more with the current modern day Republicans, who value freedom and self-responsibility. This book is easy to read (very conversational) and interesting. I didn't want to put it down, and am excited for my 20 year old son to read it next so we can discuss it. I love that Dave encourages his readers to resist being obsessive about politics, and to stay grounded and enjoy our lives. The news & social media can take over if we're not careful, and make us miserable. Turns out this is something of a self-help book after all! Disregard ALL the 1 & 2 star ratings from progressive hacks that don't want their cover blown. This book is well worth the time and money! It'll empower you to have the meaningful discussions that are needed to get America back on track and moving forward.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good book would read again
*by T***O on September 18, 2025*

Good book read it in a few days

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This Book Could Change Your Life. Seriously.
*by D***E on May 1, 2020*

I'd never heard of Dave Rubin when I was a fan of the Young Turks, and while I still called myself a feminist. Like Dave, I had my own evolution of thought on everything based on my experiences, challenges from others, and the wisdom one gains (wittingly or not) by gaining more years on this planet Earth. A few things changed my view, and will illustrate why Dave's excellent book resonated so deeply with me. I still vividly remember the filmed interview where Cenk Uygur of the Young Turks interviewed Sam Harris for three hours in the most vile and dishonest fashion. It was basically a constellation of strawman attacks on Sam's position about a variety of topics, namely Islam. This is a textbook tactic of the left, undermine the credibility of your opponent by any means necessary, and encourage the baying cancel crowd to do the rest of the dirty work for you. This interview clearly was tough on Sam (not because he's not tough-minded or correct) but because of the exhausting exercise of dealing with a constant stream of dishonest strawmanning. This was the Cathy Newman interview before the Cathy Newman meme became so popular after her colossally dishonest fiasco with her interview of Jordan Peterson. Feminists in my own life canceled me for numerous reasons (or attempted to), and one of the arguments was over the crime of rape. As in, rape is a heinous crime that has best-practices for prevention and resistance, just like preventing or resisting the crime of murder (where men number upon its primary victims). The audacity, that one would talk about preventing rape as if the solution is not to simply 'tell men to rape less'. We have laws against such things, and these simple schoolmarm admonitions, surprise, don't work on rapists. This got me 'canceled' by more people than I can count, including one person who I had the displeasure of seeing introduce Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins for one of their gatherings. By this time, I'd had a major dose of the Red Pill, and I was seeking out some kind of comfort. Was I crazy? Could I truly be 'literally Hitler' because I dared think outside the feminist orthodoxy or Leftist lockstep? Enter Dave Rubin. This man's podcast and his backstory got my attention. When I saw that his very first guest was Sam Harris (of whom I'm a big fan), I was very hopeful. I've listened to every single Dave Rubin podcast, and the man is a clear-thinking, funny, tolerant interviewer with a curious and insightful mind. He listens. He doesn't force his narrative on his guests, and although I don't always agree with his guests, I'm of the same mind. I believe in a free-exchange of ideas, and testing them against opposing views is a healthy endeavor. Sadly, it's something the left simply doesn't understand in its current incarnation. Dave's book is basically everything I've heard in his podcast and more, codified (that word is for you, Ben Affleck), in one convenient location, but with a lot more welcome personal context. I tore through this book quickly, and Dave and I agree on nearly everything except his more favorable view about religion and thoughts about parenthood, though I understand this perspective. I'm child-free by choice and a die-hard atheist who makes no concession to religious fiction, but I'm the outlier here. I must also say that although I disagree with Jordan Peterson on almost everything he says about religion, I have a deep and abiding respect for the man and his battle to preserve his right to free-speech, or more aptly-stated—his right to avoid government-compelled speech. I am, much like Dave, a free-speech absolutist. If you're a fan of Harris and Peterson, you're gonna love everything Dave has to say, and the fact that Dave went on tour with JBP is a thing of beauty. I know I'm giving a lot of backstory here from my own life experience, but this book addresses so much of what I've found to be wrong with the political divide as discovered in my own interactions with people. The cancel culture of the Left is basically cancer culture, and the brave few who speak out must be supported without caveat. You will be shamed. You will be called a Nazi (something Dave addresses in the book), and you may even be doxxed or 'canceled', but they can't cancel all of us. They can't cancel a thought revolution, right? If you've heard anyone from the IDW (Intellectual Dark Web) and agreed with them or simply find them refreshingly honest, and are tired of people being deplatformed, canceled, demonetized, and driven underground for 'wrongthink'—if you've heard about the plight of Bret Weinstein and Heather Haying at Evergreen, or the unjust firing of James Damore from Google, or the aggressive curtailing of free-speech of one Lindsay Shepherd at Wilifrid Laurier In Canada, or have seen the Southern Poverty Law Center demonize Maajid Nawaz and Ayaan Hirsi Ali, or have watched the Left assassinate the character of reasonable, deep-thinking centrists over and over (such as Sam Harris and Dave Rubin), well you're in for a treat. Dave's book address all of this and more. For those who think they're alone in this battle to think honestly about any issue, you're not alone. Finally, Dave underscores the necessity for courage in his book and I cannot agree more. If we can all muster some courage en masse and resist the totalitarian lockstep coming from the Left, we stand a chance to preserve our hard-earned liberties, namely, the right to think freely and live our conscience without fear of being fired, doxxed, canceled, demonetized, losing our bank accounts or credit cards, etc., If we lose the right to live our conscience and speak our minds, what is left to preserve? Don't burn this book. Buy it and read it. Thank Dave later. :)

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