That was an exceptional article. It is a pleasure to read a conversation with a brilliant man who can express intelligent thoughts in a clear, concise, accessible way. There was also no hint of “spin” or twisting the truth to push a point. He speaks as a wise man.
“That was an exceptional article. It is a pleasure to read a conversation with a brilliant man who can express intelligent thoughts in a clear, concise, accessible way.”
It occurs to me that in the, ahem, print era... before the daily diet of radio and cable TV pop-conservatism... that we used to routinely read articles of this caliber in the conservative press. Writing forces you to discipline your thoughts.
So while Rush and Hannity and their progeny in the electronic media have a role there’s not a whole lot left of the thought provoking essayists who once had me reading National Review cover to cover. The old guard largely died off and no one replaced them. A few are still around.
Joe Sobran. Erich von Kuenhelt-Leddihn. Stephen Tonsor. Russell Kirk. Mel Bradford. Sam Francis. Andrew Lytle. Paul Gottfried. Allan Carlson.