Anyone looking for a diversion while we await the polls to close, and counting and rioting to begin, might want to wander over to the “Political Questions” Substack for some new entries. I have one up today recalling the thought and legacy of Frank Chodorov, a criminally overlooked right-of-center thinker from the 1940s and 1950s. I call Chodorov a “right-of-center” thinker because he liked to say that “anyone who calls me a conservative gets a punch in the nose.” But in fact he had a lot of traditional conservative views, including a fondness for Thomas Aquinas as a guide to understanding natural law.
Which brings me to—ahem—John Yoo’s latest attempt to disparage the natural law tradition in Round Four of our running debate. I think we’re starting to get somewhere! We’ve gotten to what I call the “interrogatory” stage of the debate, and I’ll likely do the next entry.
Finally, a companion piece to Chodorov comes from our central European correspondent Clifford Angell Bates, who gives a fresh take on the old conservative “fusionist” tradition.
After the election dust settles, I’ll have more excerpts from my in-progress memoir I keep promising to post. As previously mentioned, all content on “Political Questions” remains free for everyone, but paying subscriptions are most welcome!
Enjoy!
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