December 28, 2024

In this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at the popularizing of the term “regime” being used against the Federal government. As a recent Bulwark article notes, this change in framing can be seen in conservative politicians like Ron DeSantis to publications like The Federalist. Ryan and Tho welcome the American right sounding more and more like Lew Rockwell, and touch on the contributions of paleoconservatives like Sam Francis.

Recommended Reading

“World War I as Fulfillment: Power and the Intellectuals” by Murray N. Rothbard: Mises.org/RR_96_A

​”The Problem With Right-Wing Regime Talk” by Joshua Tait: Mises.org/RR_96_B

“The Violent Fantasies of Blake Masters” by Sam Adler-Bell (New York Times): Mises.org/RR_96_C

“Inside the New Right, Where Peter Thiel Is Placing His Biggest Bets” by James Pogue (Vanity Fair): Mises.org/RR_96_D

“The Paranoid Style in American Politics” by Richard Hofstadter (Harper’s Magazine): Mises.org/RR_96_E

“Secede From the Regime” with Ryan McMaken and Lew Rockwell: Mises.org/RR_96_F

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