#1801 - David Mamet

George Orwell

George Orwell wrote 'Down and Out in Paris and London,' he was a bum. And It will come, it will come not from the right, but from the left.

It's, uh, called Recessional. Yeah, Reccessional, yeah. And wh-what is, what was the My good friend, the Rudyard Kipling, he said, 'It's a poem said…

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Alan Bloom talked about this, the great Alan Bloom, in 1988, he wrote a book called 'The Closing of the American Mind.'

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David Mamet is a playwright, screenwriter, director, and author. He has won a Pulitzer prize and received Tony nominations for his plays, "Glengarry Glen Ross" and "Speed-the-Plow." His screenwriting credits include "The Verdict" and "The Untouchables." His latest book, "Recessional: The Death of Free Speech and the Cost of a Free Lunch," is available now.

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It's, uh, called Recessional. Yeah, Reccessional, yeah. And wh-what is, what was the My good friend, the Rudyard Kipl…

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Down and Out in Paris and London

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George Orwell wrote 'Down and Out in Paris and London,' he was a bum. And It will come, it will come not from the right, but from the left.

Recessional

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It's, uh, called Recessional. Yeah, Reccessional, yeah. And wh-what is, what was the My good friend, the Rudyard Kipling, he said, 'It's a poem said…

The Closing of the American Mind

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Alan Bloom talked about this, the great Alan Bloom, in 1988, he wrote a book called 'The Closing of the American Mind.'

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