"Paleoconservatism" as a concept came into circulation during the
1980s as a rejoinder to the rise of neoconservatism. It signifies a
brand of conservatism that rose up in opposition to the New Deal,
setting itself against the centralizing trends that define modern
politics to champion the republican virtues of self-governance and
celebrate the nation's varied and colorful regional cultures. This
volume brings together key writings of the major representatives of
"Old Right" thought, past and present.
The essays included here define a coherent intellectual
tradition linking New York libertarians to unreconstructed Southern
traditionalists to Midwestern agrarians. Part I is devoted to the
founding fathers of the modern conservative movement. Essays by
Frank Chodorov, Murray Rothbard, and James Burnham attack economic
aspects of the New Deal, big government in general, and high taxes.
Russell Kirk introduces the cultural paleoconservatism, with its
preference for social classes and distinctions of age and sex,
while Richard Weaver explains why culture is more important to a
civilization's survival than mere material conditions.
The second part covers the contemporary resurgence of the Old
Right. Chilton Williamson, Jr. sets out the argument against
large-scale immigration on cultural and economic grounds. The
divisive issue of trade is covered. William Hawkins outlines a
mercantilist trade policy at odds with the free trade
libertarianism of Chodorov and Rothbard. On education, Allan
Carlson goes further than the Beltway Right in his advocacy of home
schooling. M.E. Bradford shows how the doctrine of equality of
opportunity inevitably leads to greater and more tyrannical state
action.The contemporary culture wars are the focus of Thomas
Fleming, Paul Gottfried, Clyde Wilson, and Samuel Francis, who
search for the roots of American nationalism, the lessons to be
drawn from the past, and how they may be applied in the future.
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