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This book examines key twentieth-century philosophers, theologians,
and social scientists who began their careers with commitments to
the political left only later to reappraise or reject them. Their
reevaluation of their own previous positions reveals not only the
change in their own thought but also the societal changes in the
culture, economics, and politics to which they were reacting. By
exploring the evolution of the political thought of these
philosophers, this book draws connections among these thinkers and
schools and discovers the general trajectory of twentieth-century
political thinking in the West.
Willmoore Kendall was a man against the world, a "maverick," an
"iconoclast." His thoughts were profound, his countless enemies
powerful, his personal life full of drama. Heaven Can Indeed Fall
is the first full-length biography of Kendall and integrates the
man with the teacher, thinker, and cold warrior. Once a Marxist,
Kendall became a fearsome foe of global communism. He never
apologized for supporting Joseph McCarthy. As the co-founder of
National Review he helped turn the word liberal into an insult. A
"stormy petrel," Kendall was a man "who never lost an argument or
kept a friend." Yet he was one of the most effective and sensitive
teachers of his age. His ideas shaped Cold War practices of
intelligence analysis and psychological warfare. As an academic he
became the premier American theorist for conservative populism. The
recent reemergence of populist ideas among American conservatives
makes understanding Kendall ever more imperative. This book shows
how a child prodigy and bucolic boy scout became an ambitious
intelligence analyst, razor-tongued polemicist and profound student
of American politics. By knowing Kendall one can better understand
Cold War America, and contemporary America as well.
This book examines key twentieth-century philosophers, theologians,
and social scientists who began their careers with commitments to
the political left only later to reappraise or reject them. Their
reevaluation of their own previous positions reveals not only the
change in their own thought but also the societal changes in the
culture, economics, and politics to which they were reacting. By
exploring the evolution of the political thought of these
philosophers, this book draws connections among these thinkers and
schools and discovers the general trajectory of twentieth-century
political thinking in the West.
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