Born on this day. Below is Daniel J. Mahoney’s entry in the Encyclopedia of Modern Political Thought. Raymond Aron (1905–83) was a distinguished French philosopher, political thinker, social scientist, and journalist. He wrote influential columns for Le Figaro (1947–77) and L’Express (1978–83) and played a major role in shaping moderate and conservative opinion in France in…
Does this not in the clearest of terms reveal the regressive blindspot? — especially the IYIs. (Well, ok there is the co-chair of the Woman’s March followed by pussy-hatted sheepzoids). “DC Transit Cop’s Trial Details Ties Between Neo-Nazis and Islamist Terrorism“. islamliberalityNazismregressive left
Listen to this podcast by the very excellent Douglas Murray on this collective blindspot. Anne Applebaumauthoritarianismcommunismdouglas murrayNazismregressive lefttotalitarianism
Philippe Lemoine’s close-grained analysis on the topic also understood by others such as Melanie Phillips. Along with Douglas Murray’s latest article inevitably all this points to a rather bleak outlook for UK Jewry. My brief thoughts on the matter of the regressive’s complicity with Islamofascism outlined here. authoritarianismChristopher Hitchensdouglas murrayilliberalismislamofascismJew hatredMelanie PhillipsNazismPhilippe Lemoineregressive left
Roger Scruton writes in The Spectator. Isn’t it perverse that disingenous regressives blithely walk around with hammer and sickle flags without any damn shame given the body count. Screwtape mentions Eric Hobsbawm — what a damn shit he was. I do think we are at a Darkness at Noon moment. The real purpose of politics is…
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My chum and co-editor for A Companion to Michael Oakeshott here talking about the Heidegger controversy and here on Friedrich Nietzsche on Liberal Education. See Paul’s Amazon listing. Martin HeideggerMichael OakeshottNazism
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