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to participate in the great decisions of government. There was, Lippmann brooded, no “intrinsic moral and intellectual virtue to majority rule.” Lippmann’s disenchantment with democracy anticipated the mood of today’s elites. From the top, the public, and the swings of public opinion, appeared irrational and uninformed. The human material out of
... See moreMartin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
The Straussian Moment
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Before James Burnham turned right, led psychological warfare for the CIA, and declared total war on communism...
He was a Marxist activist
In The Managerial Revolution (1941), he accurately predicted the future:
A tyranny of... See more
Fukuyama was so prescient. In a society with strong rights and material comfort, but light on demanding shared purposes and some degree of sacrifice, thymotic energies go searching. Some quiet into bourgeois hedonism; other will seek “metaphorical wars” and eventually real ones. https://t.co/PfwPxzto4Z
Douglas Murray does what few men alive would dare: he calls out Joe Rogan in his own studio.
This clip outlines how the next few years may unfold on the American right, so bookmark this and watch it carefully:
The American left was defeated by Trump because it was hijacked by brilliant... See more
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In 1987 American academia was rocked by the release of The Closing of The American Mind.
He was the first to say out-loud what everyone already knew.
10 chilling quotes from The Closing of the American Mind. 🧵 https://t.co/86w4RghctC
In a controversial speech by Lee Kuan Yew who served as the Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 – 1990, he has a really great line about conviction:
“I ignore polling as a method of government. I think that shows a certain weakness of mind, an inability to chart a course. Whichever way the wind blows. Whichever way... See more
