Category Archives: Conservatives

Conservatism & Liberalism & Covid (6-25-23)

Posted on June 25, 2023 by Luke Ford
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‘Yes, We Should Call Them Imperialists’

Posted on May 29, 2023 by Luke Ford

Paul Gottfried wrote July 19, 2018: Neoconservatives like Max Boot are fooling themselves if they think imposing ‘values’ on the rest of the world isn’t a matter of empire. Recently while reading a book by an Israeli scholar named Yoram … Continue reading →

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Paul Gottfried: ‘Right-wing Celebrities Play Fast and Loose With History’

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Luke Ford

Paul Gottfried writes Dec. 17, 2017: A new anthology of the writings of intellectual historian David Gordon contains a devastating review of Jonah Goldberg’s Liberal Fascism. Reading it reminded me how bad GOP propaganda dressed up as “history” can really … Continue reading →

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Conservatism: A Rediscovery

Posted on May 12, 2023 by Luke Ford

Samuel Goldman writes: * Yoram Hazony’s Conservatism: A Rediscovery is a more personal book than its title suggests. As recounted in the fourth section, it tells the story of a sensitive young man who found in traditional religion, scholarly work, … Continue reading →

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Epistemic Sabotage

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Luke Ford

People like Dennis Prager, in the words of Decoding The Gurus, "produce ersatz wisdom: a corrupt epistemics that creates the appearance of useful knowledge, but has none of the substance. …the guru is highly motivated to undertake epistemic sabotage; to … Continue reading →

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