tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post3121578675974302791..comments2023-12-28T06:30:48.808-05:00Comments on The Rule of Reason: Liberal Fascism: A Critical ReviewUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-21242680528694420692008-03-16T20:50:00.000-04:002008-03-16T20:50:00.000-04:00I found it interesting just how many classical-lib...I found it interesting just how many classical-liberal writers Goldberg ignored, such as von Mises, Henry Hazlitt, etc.<BR/><BR/>As Mr. Cline noted, there were many allusions to the philosophic foundations, but VERY FEW direct quotes. Such would have probably made the tie-in back to the so-called "right" being quite fascistic themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-15331312388753013922008-02-10T15:44:00.000-05:002008-02-10T15:44:00.000-05:00Mr. Cline,Thank-you so much for this wonderful pie...Mr. Cline,<BR/><BR/>Thank-you so much for this wonderful piece, which is so much more than a review of Mr. Goldberg's book. It is masterful in every way . . . I'm awed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-11346567828954357082008-02-10T10:01:00.000-05:002008-02-10T10:01:00.000-05:00I qualified myself with "perhaps" in my remark abo...I qualified myself with "perhaps" in my remark about AR being cited by a prominent conservative writer. I don't claim to be the Pope, and haven't been able of course to observe the entire scene. Will take a look at the Bethell, Pipes, and the expanded Ayn Rand Column. Thanks for the updates. Ed ClineEdward Clinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11137609409286630058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-4098653360060335062008-02-10T01:14:00.000-05:002008-02-10T01:14:00.000-05:00FYI, Rand's essay "The Fascist New Frontier" was i...FYI, Rand's essay "The Fascist New Frontier" was included in the expanded edition of <I>The Ayn Rand Column</I>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-56713465052972960732008-02-09T23:27:00.000-05:002008-02-09T23:27:00.000-05:00Compared to Mr. Cline, today's commentators are on...Compared to Mr. Cline, today's commentators are only so much dandruff.<BR/>What should have been mentioned is that the skeletal structure of our present politic's was created and supported by the original conservatives of the early 20th century.e.g., the income tax- the<BR/>counter-revolution that was implemented in the Constitution. Without the "power of the purse" given automatic access to our income, the monstrosity we are now subject to could not have been implemented.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-62157744402810303382008-02-09T17:54:00.000-05:002008-02-09T17:54:00.000-05:00Jonah Goldberg comments on Ayn Rand's "Fascist New...Jonah Goldberg comments on Ayn Rand's "Fascist New Frontier" can be found <A HREF="http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MjRhNmRiMmFkZjAyMWI0NTcwNGIwM2IwNjc4MzA3NTI=" REL="nofollow">here</A>. The comment shows respect for "Randian analysis" and mentions <I>The Ominous Parallels</I>. I really do find it difficult reconcile comments like that with the continuing NR support for Chambers's trashy review of Atlas.Gideonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806423185226885594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-78933431137008272008-02-09T17:46:00.000-05:002008-02-09T17:46:00.000-05:00A couple days ago in a speech columnist/author Mar...A couple days ago in a speech columnist/author Mark Steyn mentioned his "good friend Johah Goldberg". Also in his remarks, he defiantly asserted, "I am selfish, . . . aren't we all?," in defense of individuals' seeking their own prosperity and profit. I consider that to be yet another, if only implicit, citation of Rand, by yet another inconsistent conservative unwilling to examine his own premises with the same scrutiny he turns on his political foes.Charles T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03696702251924315288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-41898204957972200882008-02-09T17:38:00.000-05:002008-02-09T17:38:00.000-05:00Goldberg is certainly not the first prominent Cons...Goldberg is certainly not the first prominent Conservative to call on Ayn Rand as a voice of authority. Two recent other books are: Tom Bethell's <I><A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/33bsyt" REL="nofollow">The Noblest Triumph</A></I> and Richard Pipes's <I><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Property-Freedom-Richard-Pipes/dp/0375704477" REL="nofollow">Property and Freedom</A></I>. In both cases Ayn Rand is mentioned with respect as simply another important intellectual and unlike Goldberg's book Ayn Rand is present in their respective indexes.Gideonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806423185226885594noreply@blogger.com