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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.

Mentioned by

Patrick McKenzie

Stanley K. Ridgley

Courtenay Turner

Joseph Gradante

Mentioned in 19 episodes

Mentioned by

Robert Greene

in the context of strategizing and political action.

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Rod Dreher

mentions the translation of this book into the Macedonian language.

Tyranny and the Post-Christian West (Rod Dreher) | Ep. 532

Mentioned by

Rudyard Lynch

as one of the communist authors whose strategic writings shaped the 20th-century narrative.

Explaining the 1950s

Mentioned by

Patrick McKenzie

as a useful book to understand how power works in bureaucratic institutions.

Seeing like an outsider, with Yatharth

Mentioned by

Jonah Goldberg

in relation to Christopher Rufo's strategy and the adoption of illiberal means.

Conditional Logic for Dummies

Mentioned by Renee DiResta in relation to strategies for social and political action.

Attention Wars: How Lies Spread Online Have Real-World Consequences | Renée DiResta

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Elaad Eliyahu

when referring to a political strategy book by a far-leftist.

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Dave Karpf

when discussing the power of ridicule as an activist's weapon.

TECH-BRO DYSTOPIA with Dave Karpf

Mentioned by

Courtenay Turner

as the author of a book dedicated to Lucifer, used by the political right.

Dark Enlightenment Conspiracies: AI Government, Technocracy & the Hegelian Dialectic with Courtenay Turner!!

Mentioned by

Scott Horton

when discussing the strategy of asymmetrical political action and conflict creation.

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Mentioned by

Brian Chow

in comparison with Steve Bannon's approach to institutional critique.

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.

The Environmental Stewardship Interview

Mentioned by

Joseph Gradante

in reference to Hillary Clinton, who did her dissertation on it.

New DOCS PROVE Obama Hillary CONSPIRACY To SABOTAGE Trump Admin w/ Joseph Gradante

Mentioned by

Carter Banks

as a reference to an ideology.

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Mentioned by

Brian Mudd

, referring to Mark Levin's discussion of its principles.

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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.

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Mentioned by

Buck Sexton

when referring to Saul Alinsky's strategies.

BONUS: Daily Review With Clay Travis and Buck Sexton - Jun 03 2025

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