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The Intellectual Landscape of the American Right with Charles Kesler
35:36 - 46:56 (11:19)
Charles Kesler, editor of the Claremont Review of Books, discusses his views on the left-wing critique of America, the purpose of government, and the role of intellectuals.
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Charles Kessler became the editor of the Claremont Review of Books in 2000, and under his leadership, it became one of the most highly regarded cultural and literary publications of the American right.
35:36 - 42:48 (07:11)
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Charles Kessler became the editor of the Claremont Review of Books in 2000, and under his leadership, it became one of the most highly regarded cultural and literary publications of the American right. In his 2021 book, Crisis of the Two Constitutions, Kessler argues that the takeover of the country by the administrative state marked a fundamental change in the understanding of government's purpose and was based on a new view of the nature of man.
ChapterThe Intellectual Landscape of the American Right with Charles Kesler
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Commentary on Biden's embrace of the left-wing of the Democratic Party's moral critique of America, the 1776 Commission as a response to the 1619 Project, and the position of the Claremont Institute on controversial representation.
42:48 - 46:56 (04:07)
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Commentary on Biden's embrace of the left-wing of the Democratic Party's moral critique of America, the 1776 Commission as a response to the 1619 Project, and the position of the Claremont Institute on controversial representation.