A Talk With Tom Woods
Posted on September 30th, 2008 by Daniel McCarthy
I was on Tom Woods’s “Shock to the System” internet radio show a few weeks back. Here’s the audio (MP3).
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From Old Right to Cold War Right
Posted on September 28th, 2008 by Daniel McCarthy
My piece on Barry Goldwater and Bill Buckley, from the Fall 2008 Intercollegiate Review is now on-line at ISI’s web journal, First Principles.
For my take on the Old Right leaning of WFB Jr’s father, Will Buckley, see my review of a few months back of Reid Buckley’s An American Family. And for more on the [...]
Filed under: Books, Conservatism, magazines
DM vs. Douthat/Salam
Posted on September 27th, 2008 by Daniel McCarthy
Also newly in print, in the election special issue of Reason (otherwise known as the November 2008 issue), is my review of Grand New Party, by Ross Douthat and Reihan Salam.The boy wonders of The Atlantic make their case for “neoconservatism with a human face in action,” to which I say, “oh, hell no!”
Grand [...]
Pieces in Print
Posted on September 26th, 2008 by Daniel McCarthy
I have reviews in two journals out now: the Fall 2008 issue of The Intercollegiate Review (wherein I cover the late William F. Buckley’s Flying High: Remembering Barry Goldwater) and the out-now-or-soon-to-be issue of the University Bookman, guest edited by Bill Kauffman. My article in the latter is a review of Jim Reed, Senatorial Immortal, [...]
Scripting McCain vs. Obama
Posted on September 26th, 2008 by Daniel McCarthy
Thoughts From the Southern Avenger
Posted on September 25th, 2008 by Daniel McCarthy
Jack Hunter, the Southern Avenger, was going to post this response to my blog item below on Facebook. But Facebook decided this was too long as a comment, so I’m posting it here in full:
I’ve been thinking a lot about this myself, Dan, since Paul’s endorsement of Baldwin.
Your statement here: “The rightist elements of the [...]
Filed under: Conservatism, Liberty, Politics
Quick Thoughts on Paul’s Endorsement
Posted on September 23rd, 2008 by Daniel McCarthy
Earlier this week, Ron Paul endorsed Constitution Party nominee Chuck Baldwin for president. Great news for Baldwin, of course, and terrible news for Bob Barr. But there are several implications that might not be immediately obvious; to wit:
1.) The “paleo” coalition lives. From the late ’80s until the mid-’90s, there was a great deal [...]
Oldies Online
Posted on September 18th, 2008 by Daniel McCarthy
No, that’s not a new dating site for seniors. It’s just my way of calling attention to the addition of some of my older article (circa 2007) to The American Conservative’s public archives. I’m not sure exactly which pieces hadn’t been up before, but I’m pretty sure these have just been added:
“Ambivalent Prophet of Capitalism” [...]
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Ron Paul’s Party
Posted on September 18th, 2008 by Daniel McCarthy
Gary Johnson at the Rally for the Republic
Posted on September 8th, 2008 by Daniel McCarthy
I met Johnson briefly while in Minneapolis for the Rally for the Republic and was impressed by what an unassuming pol he is. I occasionally criticized him back when he was governor of New Mexico, figuring he couldn’t be as libertarian as he seemed. And indeed, he’s not perfect (who is?), but he’s pretty darn [...]