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Rules for Radicals

A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals
Book • 2024
Published in 1971, 'Rules for Radicals' is a seminal work by Saul Alinsky that provides a set of principles and tactics for community organizers and activists.

The book outlines 13 rules for radicals to use in their efforts to bring about social change, emphasizing the importance of understanding power dynamics, using ridicule, and maintaining constant pressure on the opposition.

Alinsky's work has been influential across various political spectra and continues to be a significant resource for those involved in social and political activism.

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Mentioned in 16 episodes

Mentioned by Rudyard Lynch as one of the communist authors whose strategic writings shaped the 20th-century narrative.
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Explaining the 1950s
Rod Dreher mentions the translation of this book into the Macedonian language.
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Tyranny and the Post-Christian West (Rod Dreher) | Ep. 532
Mentioned by Patrick McKenzie as a useful book to understand how power works in bureaucratic institutions.
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Seeing like an outsider, with Yatharth
Mentioned by Renee DiResta in relation to strategies for social and political action.
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Attention Wars: How Lies Spread Online Have Real-World Consequences | Renée DiResta
Mentioned by Jonah Goldberg in relation to Christopher Rufo's strategy and the adoption of illiberal means.
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Conditional Logic for Dummies
Mentioned by Dave Karpf when discussing the power of ridicule as an activist's weapon.
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TECH-BRO DYSTOPIA with Dave Karpf
Mentioned by Scott Horton when discussing the strategy of asymmetrical political action and conflict creation.
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Israeli Staffers ASSASSINATED, Suspect Yelled FREE PALESTINE, PRAISED Luigi Mangione w/ Scott Horton
Mentioned by Brian Chow in comparison with Steve Bannon's approach to institutional critique.
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Benjamin Teitelbaum: The Civil War For Trump's Legacy
Mentioned by Andrew Spencer in the context of discussing the importance of depolarizing political discourse on environmental issues.
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The Environmental Stewardship Interview
Mentioned by Brian Mudd , referring to Mark Levin's discussion of its principles.
7/9/25 - The Trump-Russia Probe: Unraveling the Dishonesty
Mentioned by Jesse Marks when discussing campaign strategies and the importance of going outside of targets' experience.
Jesse Marks on becoming a major grant maker, The Navigation Fund and corporate campaigning
Mentioned by Jocko Willink as a book Hillary Clinton wrote her thesis on.
362: Service and Spreading Aloha Worldwide w/ Tulsi Gabbard
Mentioned by Joe Heschmeyer in relation to the use of Satan as a symbol of rebellion.
#157 Why the Kansas Black Mass (satanism) shows Catholicism is true… - Joe Heschmeyer
Mentioned by Stanley K. Ridgley , who was a 1960s community organizer, labor organizer, who developed these rules on how to disrupt a status quo power.
273: DEI Exposed: How Ideology Fuels Division and Antisemitism with Stanley K. Ridgley, PhD
Mentioned by Andrew Mason as one of the books he and his team read while working on The Point.
Groupon's Andrew Mason: Pt. 1, The Rise
Mentioned by Buck Sexton when referring to Saul Alinsky's strategies.
BONUS: Daily Review With Clay Travis and Buck Sexton - Jun 03 2025
Mentioned by Daniel Lombroso as a book cited by people in Richard Spencer's world.
Filmmaker Daniel Lombroso on How To Stay Sane Amidst Radicalization

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