Preview for CS 121: Choppin’ It Up Chapo feat. Will Menaker (@willmenaker) (10/04/2018)
Summary: This is a preview of a premium bonus episode. To get access to this episode subscribe for $5/month at <a href="https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpatreon.com%2Fchampagnesharks" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">patreon.com/champagnesharks</a>. This will not only give you access to this current premium episode you’re previewing, but also all the back premium episodes you may have missed as well and all future bonus premium episodes.<br> <br> We discuss the new Chapo Trap House book, The Chapo Guide to Revolution: A Manifesto Against Logic, Facts, and Reason <a href="https://amzn.to/2pFWyhd" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://amzn.to/2pFWyhd</a> and the origin story of the Chapo Trap House podcast. We also cover a lot of stories in the news and some of the worst people in media and public life, and break down the Chapo Extended Universe for neophytes.<br> <br> Discussed in the episode:<br> <br> * John Derbyshire praising Amy Chua's Tiger Mom book <a href="https://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/HumanSciences/tigermom.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/HumanSciences/tigermom.html</a>; Charles Murray praising the book as well <a href="https://www.aei.org/publication/amy-chua-bludgeons-entire-generation-of-sensitive-parents-bless-her/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">http://www.aei.org/publication/amy-chua-bludgeons-entire-generation-of-sensitive-parents-bless-her/</a><br> * "How the 'Tiger Mom' Convinced the Author of Hillbilly Elegy to Write His Story" by Caroline Kitchener <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/06/hillbilly-elegy-mentor/529443/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/06/hillbilly-elegy-mentor/529443/</a><br> * Southpaw's tweet showing how National Review has done a 180 on Trump <a href="https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1047696035726934017" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1047696035726934017</a><br> * Bret Stephens's NYT piece "For Once, I’m Grateful for Trump" <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/04/opinion/trump-kavanaugh-ford-allegations.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/04/opinion/trump-kavanaugh-ford-allegations.html</a>; Eli Lake praising Bret Stephens's piece <a href="https://twitter.com/EliLake/status/1047839053721358337" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://twitter.com/EliLake/status/1047839053721358337</a><br> * The Federalist creating a petition of conservative thought leaders to send to The Washington Post demanding the firing of Jennifer Rubin as their resident conservative blogger <a href="https://twitter.com/approject/status/1047848947002294272" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://twitter.com/approject/status/1047848947002294272</a><br>
