Tag: Old Right

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Ronald Beiner
Radical Right Ideologues in the Age of Trump: Heralds of Nihilism
New York: Routledge, 2026

Ronald Beiner and I go way back. In 2018, Beiner published Dangerous Minds: Nietzsche, Heidegger, and the Return of the Far Right, which I reviewed at Counter-Currents.[1] Beiner’s book warns academics that it is dangerous to teach Nietzsche and Heidegger because they are profoundly illiberal thinkers who will corrupt the youth. As exhibits, he points to such Right-wing luminaries as Richard Spencer and Alexander Dugin. (more…)

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Balaji Srinivasan
The Network State
Self-Published, 2022

M.L. Cavanaugh, professional military strategist, defines strategy as “…the purposeful orientation toward success in a complex, competitive conflict.” Regardless of the situation at hand, whether Clausewitz’s “politics by other means” or just plain politics, strategic actions ought to be intelligently and systematically designed to gain control of the contested environment. In this respect, the Right’s current strategic posture can only be described as wanting. (more…)

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“LARPing” is short for live-action role playing, but in the political sphere it does not literally mean playing some sort of role-playing game; rather, that participating in life and politics in an unrealistic way that could only bear fruit in an idyllic fantasy. LARPing tends to be associated with weapons, prepping, and survivalism.

Over the years, any semblance of realism in these fields has eroded into a true and utter “LARP.” (more…)

Franz Geffels, The Relief of Vienna, 1683-1694.

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How bad are things now? “Pretty bad” is a decent answer, though a brief one. We’re faced with daunting challenges, quite obviously, though it’s a mischaracterization to say that all is lost. This has some very practical considerations. (more…)