SODOM & GOMORRAH: In this section, I discuss how liberalism failed to contend with such a powerful yet demonic ideology. The modern reader will likely find such an account to be something out of a fairy tale. It perhaps seems strange that everyday individuals would suddenly find themselves in the grip of a millenarian mania. In our age, we look down on people who behave … [Read more...]
Tell Me Who Your Enemy Is
SODOM & GOMORRAH: Carl Schmitt once said, "Tell me who your enemy is and I'll tell you who you are." Westerners haven't and won't listen to Schmitt's wisdom when looking at the revolutions in the Middle East because the truth is uncomfortable. The Economist recently ran an article pointing out that Islam will play a greater role in Arab politics than in other countries. … [Read more...]
The Road to Serfdom
SODOM & GOMORRAH: This follows two articles that attempt to demonstrate that Dr. Mises and Dr. Hayek were closet fascists. The fear of knee high leather boots might be the only reason the acclaimed Mises Institute doesn't have a swastika on their coat of arms. Naturally this author is joking. Libertarians really do believe they're fighting fascism; in fact, their very … [Read more...]
Book Review: Carl Schmitt’s The Concept of the Political
SODOM &GOMORRAH: Carl Schmitt presents a consistent critique of liberalism. Authors on the right such as Leo Strauss and Hermann Rauschning have contended that Schmitt was neither right wing nor consistent, but this author feels he was both. For one, Rauschning's sensibilities were likely to be offended by Schmitt's emphasis on the universal conflict; he was likely to see … [Read more...]