as usual, I love it when you break out the Hofstadter. I had to read "The American Political Tradition" for AP American History in '64, but back then, I had no idea how radical it was.
"The Paranoid Style" is a lot more measured, but its very lack of hysteria and clarity (we can take the accuracy for granted...it could been written last w…
as usual, I love it when you break out the Hofstadter. I had to read "The American Political Tradition" for AP American History in '64, but back then, I had no idea how radical it was.
"The Paranoid Style" is a lot more measured, but its very lack of hysteria and clarity (we can take the accuracy for granted...it could been written last week). and yeah, he got it back then. but even back then, it was actually already an old story...
as usual, I love it when you break out the Hofstadter. I had to read "The American Political Tradition" for AP American History in '64, but back then, I had no idea how radical it was.
"The Paranoid Style" is a lot more measured, but its very lack of hysteria and clarity (we can take the accuracy for granted...it could been written last week). and yeah, he got it back then. but even back then, it was actually already an old story...
To see how old a story it is, read Jacob Heilbrunn's "America Last" the real history of the Right's love affair with actual dictators and wannabe's.
I'm on it, Tom.