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Tag: Machiavelli
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How Machiavelli Divided the Right
Newly discovered letters between Leo Strauss and the editors of National Review show the magazine’s staff divided over whether Machiavelli was essential to the study of politics or a source of moral corruption.
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American History and the Lecturer’s Art
Walter McDougall’s Gems of American History is that rare academic work teaching that history is not a puzzle to be solved or a grievance to be aired, but a trial to be endured.
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Trudeau: Government by Luck and Gimmick
Justin Trudeau's political failure mirrors the general inability of leftist ideologues to prepare for that moment when their luck runs out and reality knocks on the door.
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We Were Right About the Managerial State
In the '80s, Chronicles emerged as the sole voice within the conservative movement questioning the ever-growing managerial state.
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The Sources of Our Woke Politics
A response to Grant Havers on the question of the sources of woke politics.
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The Greatest Psy-Op in the History of American Electoral Politics
The ultimate battle between corporate and social media has been a long time coming. The outcome will decide much more than the 2024 election.
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‘The Sopranos’ at 25: A New World Tragedy
America hasn’t yet fulfilled Goethe’s call to find new sources for our stories—but we still have something to gain from the very best tales of knights, robbers, and ghosts.
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Three Conceptions of Conservatism
Editor-in-chief Paul Gottfried offers an examination of three major streams of conservative thought, based on aristocratic tradition, universal principles, and the pragmatic pursuit of power.
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Empire of the West
A critique of the destinarian political philosophy of Francis Parker Yockey.
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To See the World and Man
Truthfulness and rationality are essential priorities in the discussion of public issues. Only by renouncing the strait jacket of ideology can we begin to see the world and man.
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A Conspiracy Against the People
The establishment has all but guaranteed the rise of a force in the future that will be as bad—or worse—than what they pretended Trump was.
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To See the World and Man
Truthfulness and rationality are essential priorities in the discussion of public issues. Only by renouncing the strait jacket of ideology can we begin to see the world and man.