I did read the article, even before I posted.I agree, it was strong on the clash of civilizations ( or civilization against semi-) . But I found it discordant that he found FDR admirable. Actually, I free-associated to Gingrich, who was so eager to quote FDR on assuming the speakership in 1995. “Ugh” does as well as a lot of verbiage in describing my reaction to that.
They have probably never heard of nor read the amazing book, “The Rooosevelt Myth” by John Flynn, written in 1949. This book can be read entirely on-line.